Author | Penna, Maria Lucia Fernandes | |
Author | Bührer-Sékula, Samira | |
Author | Pontes, Maria Araci de Andrade | |
Author | Cruz, Rossilene | |
Author | Gonçalves, Heitor de Sá | |
Author | Penna, Gerson Oliveira | |
Access date | 2020-05-20T17:10:44Z | |
Available date | 2020-05-20T17:10:44Z | |
Document date | 2014 | |
Citation | PENNA, Maria Lucia Fernandes et al. Results from the clinical trial of uniform multidrug therapy for Leprosy Patients in Brazil (U-MDT/CT-BR): decrease in bacteriological index. Leprosy Review, [London], v. 85, p. 262-266, 2014. | pt_BR |
ISSN | 0305-7518 | pt_BR |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/41332 | |
Description | Gerson Oliveira Penna - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Fiocruz Brasília. Brasília, DF, Brasil. Documento produzido em parceria ou por autor vinculado à Fiocruz, mas não consta à informação no documento. | pt_BR |
Language | eng | pt_BR |
Publisher | British Leprosy Relief Association | pt_BR |
Rights | restricted access | pt_BR |
MeSH | Leprosy | pt_BR |
MeSH | Bacterial load | pt_BR |
MeSH | Drug Therapy, Combination | pt_BR |
MeSH | Follow-Up Studies | pt_BR |
MeSH | Leprostatic Agents | pt_BR |
MeSH | Mycobacterium leprae | pt_BR |
MeSH | Regression Analysis | pt_BR |
MeSH | Leprosy, Multibacillary | pt_BR |
MeSH | Brazil | pt_BR |
Title | Results from the clinical trial of uniform multidrug therapy for Leprosy patients in Brazil (U-MDT/CT-BR): decrease in bacteriological index | pt_BR |
Type | Article | pt_BR |
Abstract | Background: Many believe that the regular treatment for multibacillary (MB) leprosy cases could be shortened. A shorter treatment allowing uniformity in treatment for all cases renders case classification superfluous and therefore simplifies leprosy control. Objective: To evaluate the association between treatment duration and the trend in bacteriological index (BI) decrease over time among patients given Uniform MDT (UMDT) compared to those given regular MDT (RMDT). Methods: An open-label randomised clinical trial to compare the present routine treatment with one lasting six month. Patient intake was from March 2007 to February 2012. To evaluate the trend of BI as a function of time, a multilevel linear with mixed effects model was fixed to the two study groups and also four groups after stratification by BI, less than 3 and 3 or more. Results: The BI fall was higher among those taking RMDT, this difference however was not statistically significant. Conclusion: The results presented here support the possibility of use of UMDT in the field, but further follow up is still needed for a final conclusion. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal Fluminense. Departamento de Epidemiologia e Bioestatística. Niterói, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal de Goiás. Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública. Goiânia, GO, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Centro de Dermatologia Dona Libânia, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação de Dermatologia e Venereologia Tropical Alfredo da Matta. Manaus, AM, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Centro de Dermatologia Dona Libânia, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade de Brasília. Faculdade de Medicina. Núcleo de Medicina Tropical. Brasília, DF, Brasil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Brasília, DF, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Subject | Leprosy | pt_BR |
Subject | Leprostatic agents | pt_BR |
Subject | Multibacillary Leprosy | pt_BR |
Subject | Drug therapy | pt_BR |
Subject | Mycobacterium leprae | pt_BR |
DeCS | Hanseníase | pt_BR |
DeCS | Mycobacterium leprae | pt_BR |
DeCS | Hansenostáticos | pt_BR |
Embargo date | 2050-12-31 | |