Clinical trial for uniform multidrug therapy for leprosy patients in Brazil (U-MDT/CT-BR): adverse effects approach

• Main Authors: Rossilene Conceição da Silva Cruz (Author), Samira Bührer-Sékula (Author), Gerson Oliveira Penna (Author), Maria Elisabete Amaral de Moraes (Author), Heitor de Sá Gonçalves (Author), Mariane Martins de Araújo Stefani (Author), Maria Lúcia Fernandes Penna (Author), Maria Araci de Andrade Pontes (Author), Sinésio Talhari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract: BACKGROUND: The Clinical Trial for Uniform Multidrug Therapy for Leprosy Patients in Brazil (U-MDT/CT-BR), designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a six-months regimen, assessed the adverse effects caused by the drugs. OBJECTIVE: Describe adverse effects due to MDT in U-MDT/CT-BR, compar...