Methods for the classification of leprosy for treatment purposes.
Clin Infect Dis
; 44(8): 1096-9, 2007 Apr 15.
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| ID: mdl-17366457
ABSTRACT
The World Health Organization advocates 2 leprosy treatment regimens on the basis of disease classification (as multibacillary or paucibacillary) by skin lesion count. This method, which, in the Philippines, results in a high prevalence (78%) of patients with multibacillary leprosy, was directly compared with classification using standard histopathological and microbiological criteria in 264 currently untreated patients with leprosy. Of those whose leprosy was classified as paucibacillary, 38%-51% of patients had multibacillary leprosy according to classic criteria and were thus at risk of undertreatment according to World Health Organization recommendations.
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01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Piel
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Lepra
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Infect Dis
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Año:
2007
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Filipinas