title: Drug resistance in leprosy: lessons from past and future perspective.
abstract: Some recent studies indicate that the problem of drug resistance in leprosy is very much there but the exact picture is not clear. In the emerging scenario with increasing number of new cases with low bacterial load, the conventional in-vivo and most of current in-vitro methods for determination of drug resistance may not help. It is pointed out that newer molecular approaches may be more useful and that it will be important to undertake studies to develop such tools.
authors.affiliation: Central JALMA Institute for Leprosy (ICMR), Taj Ganj, Agra.
authors.forename: U D
authors.initials: UD
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Katoch
mesh_terms: D002991:Clofazimine / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003622:Dapsone / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D006801:Humans; D007917:Leprostatic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007918:Leprosy / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae / Q000187:drug effects*; D012293:Rifampin / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D007917:Leprostatic Agents; D003622:Dapsone; D002991:Clofazimine; D012293:Rifampin