DAPSONE RESISTANCE IN A Mycobacterium leprae ISOLATE WITH TWO POINT MUTATIONS IN folP GENE FROM A LEPROSY PATIENT

Drug resistance in leprosy is important for Leprosy Control Program, since the WHO-Multidrug regiment (MDT) has been used for global treatment of leprosy for more than two decades already. A Dapsone resistance case in a Multibacillary (MB) leprosy case is reported. The patient was diagnosed and trea...

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Main Authors: Dinar Ardiaty, Ratna Wahyuni, Cita Prakoeswa, Rasyidin Abdullah, Indropo Agusni, Shinzo Izumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitas Airlangga 2016-06-01
Series:Indonesian Journal of Tropical and Infectious Disease
Online Access:https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/IJTID/article/view/218