Presence of Viable Bacilli in Multibacillary Leprosy After 12 Doses of Multidrug Therapy
Clinical and laboratory aspects should be considered when deciding to discontinue MDT, particularly if leprosy reactions occur.
Authors
- Marcos César Florian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2275-9048)
- Cor Jésus Fernandes Fontes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2756-0588)
- Márcio César Reino Gaggini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6076-5166)
- Josafá Gonçalves Barreto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0817-3486)
- Amílcar Sabino Damazo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2323-008X)
- Danyenne Rejane de Assis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4539-3293)
Institutions
- Universidade Brasil (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Pará (BR)
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0112-2025
- Primary Topic
- Leprosy Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00