Rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium leprae in an elderly leprosy patient in the people’s Republic of China
The reported number of registered leprosy patients worldwide declined with the introduction of multidrug therapy. However, the emergence of rifampicin resistance in leprosy patients engenders difficulties for an individual patient, and its dissemination could pose a threat to leprosy control. This s...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2013
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3754489/ |