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Population-wide administration of single dose rifampicin for leprosy prevention in isolated communities: a three year follow-up feasibility study in Indonesia
BACKGROUND: Indonesia ranking third in the world, regarding leprosy burden. Chemoprophylaxis is effective in reducing risk of developing leprosy among contacts. ‘Blanket approach’ is an operational strategy for leprosy post-exposure prophylaxis in which all members of an isolated community, high end...
Autores principales: | Tiwari, Anuj, Dandel, Steaven, Djupuri, Rita, Mieras, Liesbeth, Richardus, Jan Hendrik |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6042242/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29996781 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-018-3233-3 |
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