The impact of multidrug therapy on the epidemiological pattern of leprosy in Juiz de Fora, Brazil

• Main Authors: Soares Luzivander S. (Author), Moreira Rodrigo de O. (Author), Vilela Vanessa V. (Author), Alves Márcio J. M. (Author), Pimentel Ana Flávia M. (Author), Ferreira Ana Paula (Author), Teixeira Henrique C. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We investigated the impact of multidrug therapy (MDT) on the epidemiological pattern of leprosy in Juiz de Fora, Brazil, from 1978 to 1995. Evaluation of 1,283 medical charts was performed according to the treatment regimen used in two different periods. Following the introduction of MDT in 1987, pr...