Low rate of relapse after twelve-dose multidrug therapy for hansen's disease: A 20-year cohort study in a brazilian reference center.

• Main Authors: José A C Nery (Author), Anna M Sales (Author), Mariana A V B Hacker (Author), Milton O Moraes (Author), Raquel C Maia (Author), Euzenir N Sarno (Author), Ximena Illarramendi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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The World Health Organization has raised concerns about the increasing number of Hansen disease (HD) relapses worldwide, especially in Brazil, India, and Indonesia that report the highest number of recurrent cases. Relapses are an indicator of MDT effectiveness and can reflect Mycobacterium leprae p...