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Optimizing treatment of lepromatous form of leprosy using ofloxacin on top of standard multi-drug therapy in National Referral Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia

2025-03-03

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<h4>Background: </h4> Standard multi-drug therapy (MDT) with duration of 6-12 months is generally effective for treating leprosy. However, in cases of lepromatous (LL) and borderline lepromatous (BL) patients with high bacterial loads and complicated circumtances, prolonged duration treatment is more often observed. As prolonged duration may affect patient adherence negatively, adding ofloxacin to MDT is a promisi...

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55b43e5f-afd4-5609-8b98-8b006a8ce13e
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10.12688/f1000research.161758.1
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