Multi-drug therapy for multi-bacillary cases in Wardha district, Maharashtra, India.
2786 infectious patients of Wardha district are now receiving multi-drug therapy. 67% of those who have received 2 years' treatment have become bacteriologically negative. Side-effects due to drugs have been comparatively few. In the majority of patients who had such side-effects, they have been mild.
D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology