Mycobacterium leprae-Specific Antibodies in Multibacillary Leprosy Patients Decrease During and After Treatment With Either the Regular 12 Doses Multidrug Therapy (MDT) or the Uniform 6 Doses MDT

Leprosy serology reflects the bacillary load of patients and multidrug therapy (MDT) reduces Mycobacterium leprae-specific antibody titers of multibacillary (MB) patients. The Clinical Trial for Uniform Multidrug Therapy Regimen for Leprosy Patients in Brazil (U-MDT/CT-BR) compared outcomes of regul...

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Main Authors: Emerith M. Hungria, Samira Bührer-Sékula, Regiane M. Oliveira, Lúcio C. Aderaldo, Maria Araci A. Pontes, Rossilene Cruz, Heitor S. de Gonçalves, Maria L. F. Penna, Gerson O. Penna, Mariane M. A. Stefani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.00915/full