Cargando…
Uniform multidrug therapy for leprosy patients in Brazil (U-MDT/CT-BR): Results of an open label, randomized and controlled clinical trial, among multibacillary patients
BACKGROUND: Leprosy control is based on early diagnosis and multidrug therapy. For treatment purposes, leprosy patients can be classified as paucibacillary (PB) or multibacillary (MB), according to the number of skin lesions. Studies regarding a uniform treatment regimen (U-MDT) for all leprosy pati...
Autores principales: | Penna, Gerson Oliveira, Bührer-Sékula, Samira, Kerr, Lígia Regina Sansigolo, Stefani, Mariane Martins de Araújo, Rodrigues, Laura Cunha, de Araújo, Marcelo Grossi, Ramos, Andrea Machado Coelho, de Andrade, Ana Regina Coelho, Costa, Maurício Barcelos, Rosa, Patricia Sammarco, Gonçalves, Heitor de Sá, Cruz, Rossilene, Barreto, Maurício Lima, Pontes, Maria Araci de Andrade, Penna, Maria Lúcia Fernandes |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
Public Library of Science
2017
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5526599/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28704363 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005725 |
Ejemplares similares
-
Mycobacterium leprae-Specific Antibodies in Multibacillary Leprosy Patients Decrease During and After Treatment With Either the Regular 12 Doses Multidrug Therapy (MDT) or the Uniform 6 Doses MDT
por: Hungria, Emerith M., et al.
Publicado: (2018) -
Clinical trial for uniform multidrug therapy for leprosy patients in
Brazil (U-MDT/CT-BR): adverse effects approach
por: Cruz, Rossilene Conceição da Silva, et al.
Publicado: (2018) -
Leprosy reactions: The predictive value of Mycobacterium leprae-specific serology evaluated in a Brazilian cohort of leprosy patients (U-MDT/CT-BR)
por: Hungria, Emerith Mayra, et al.
Publicado: (2017) -
Unanswered questions on the safety of MDT-U - Reply
por: Penna, Gerson Oliveira, et al.
Publicado: (2019) -
Can baseline ML Flow test results predict leprosy reactions? An investigation in a cohort of patients enrolled in the uniform multidrug therapy clinical trial for leprosy patients in Brazil
por: Hungria, Emerith Mayra, et al.
Publicado: (2016)