Primary dapsone resistant leprosy in Nepal.
Mouse foot pad testing for primary dapsone resistant leprosy was performed in 15 patients. 13 were resistant (87%). Two patients below 10 years were living with lepromatous leprosy mothers, one male aged 21, was born in Kokana leprosarium and ten others gave no history of known contact of leprosy.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001681:Biological Assay; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003622:Dapsone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007918:Leprosy / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008875:Middle Aged; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae / Q000187:drug effects*; D009390:Nepal
D003622:Dapsone