Cost-effectiveness of a chemoprophylactic intervention with single dose rifampicin in contacts of new leprosy patients.

• मुख्य लेखकों: Willemijn J Idema (लेखक), Istvan M Majer (लेखक), David Pahan (लेखक), Linda Oskam (लेखक), Suzanne Polinder (लेखक), Jan Hendrik Richardus (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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BACKGROUND: With 249,007 new leprosy patients detected globally in 2008, it remains necessary to develop new and effective interventions to interrupt the transmission of M. leprae. We assessed the economic benefits of single dose rifampicin (SDR) for contacts as chemoprophylactic intervention in the...