Masamichi Goto, Reiko Nogam, Yoshiko Okano, Masaichi Gidoh, Rie Yotsu, Yutaka Ishida, Shinichi Kitajima, Masanori Kai, Norihisa Ishii, Motoaki Ozaki, Kentaro Hatano
ad hoc committee of Japanese Leprosy Association recommends revised standard treatment protocol of leprosy in Japan, which is a modification of World Health Organization's multidrug therapy (WHO/MDT, 2010). For paucibacillary (PB) leprosy, 6 months treatment by rifampicin and dapsone (MDT/PB) is enough. However, for high bacterial load multibacillary (MB) leprosy, 12 months treatment seems insufficient. Thus, (A) For MB with bacterial index (BI) > 3 before treatment, 2 years treatment by rifampicin, dapsone and clofazimine (MDT/MB) is necessary...
December 2013: Japanese Journal of Leprosy: Official Organ of the Japanese Leprosy Association