Implementation approaches for leprosy prevention with single-dose rifampicin: A support tool for decision making.

Implementation approaches for leprosy prevention with single-dose rifampicin: A support tool for decision making.

<h4>Background</h4>In the past 15 years, the decline in annually detected leprosy patients has stagnated. To reduce the transmission of Mycobacterium leprae, the World Health Organization recommends single-dose rifampicin (SDR) as post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for contacts of leprosy p...

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Main Authors: Fleur Ter Ellen, Kaat Tielens, Christine Fenenga, Liesbeth Mieras, Anne Schoenmakers, Mohammad A Arif, Nienke Veldhuijzen, Ruth Peters, Eliane Ignotti, Christa Kasang, Benedict Quao, Peter Steinmann, Nand Lal Banstola, Joshua Oraga, Teky Budiawan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-10-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010792

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