Chemoprophylaxis of leprosy with rifampicin in contacts of multibacillary patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Chemoprophylaxis of leprosy with rifampicin in contacts of multibacillary patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background The annual new-case detection rate for leprosy, while generally stable over the last decade, shows that transmission rates have remained stagnant despite the successful worldwide administration of multidrug therapy since the 1980s. As such, novel control strategies are urgently n...

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Main Authors: Daiane Santos dos Santos, Nádia Cristina Duppre, Euzenir Nunes Sarno, Roberta Olmo Pinheiro, Anna Maria Sales, José Augusto Da Costa Nery, Milton Ozório Moraes, Luiz Antônio Bastos Camacho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Leprosy
Clinical trial
Chemoprophylaxis
Contacts
Rifampicin
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-018-2623-6

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