Status Of Leprosy Patients After W.H.O. MDT - A Surveillance Study

Autor: Ghosh A. K, Ghosal A. M, Gangopadhyay D. N, Bhattacharjee K, Roy M, Dutta R. N
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2001
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Dermatology, Vol 46, Iss 1, Pp 30-32 (2001)
ISSN: 1998-3611
0019-5154
Popis: By systematic sampling method from a list of patients, 100 cases who completed 6 months MDT (PB) and under 1 year suvelliance, were included in the study. Fifty-nine percent of PB cases remained active after completion of WHO MDT. Patients with 4 or more than 4 lesions showed more activity. After 1 year of surveillance, 20.3% of active cases remained active. Moreover, 7.3% of inactive cases becomes active during course of 1 year surveillance.
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