Ofloxacin resistance in multibacillary new leprosy cases from Purulia, West Bengal: a threat to effective secondary line treatment for rifampicin-resistant leprosy cases

Ofloxacin resistance in multibacillary new leprosy cases from Purulia, West Bengal: a threat to effective secondary line treatment for rifampicin-resistant leprosy cases

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Purulia is one of the high-endemic districts for leprosy in West Bengal (the eastern part of India). The annual new case detection rate (ANCDR) of leprosy in West Bengal is 6.04/100000 (DGHS 2019–20). Our earlier report provided evidence of secondary drug resistance in relapse...

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Main Authors: Madhvi Ahuja, Itu Singh, Dr, PhD, Mallika Lavania, Dr, PhD, Vinay Kumar Pathak, Joydeepa Darlong, Dr, MD, Ravindra P Turankar, Dr, PhD, S. Hembrom, Dr, Shoor Veer Singh, Dr, Utpal Sengupta, Dr, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
Subjects:
Primary drug resistance
Ofloxacin resistance
Leprosy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213716522001412

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