Title

An innovative approach to screening and chemoprophylaxis among contacts of leprosy patients in low endemic settings: experiences from Cambodia.

Authors

Cavaliero, Arielle; Greter, Helena; Fürst, Thomas; Lay, Sambath; Sao Ay, Sarady; Robijn, Jan; Steinmann, Peter

Abstract

The article discusses about approaches towards the diagnosis and treatment of leprosy in Cambodia. It looks at the retrospective active case finding (RACF) program in the country for tracing leprosy patients, screening of the patients' contacts for leprosy, and providing a single dose of rifampicin (SDR) as post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) to the contacts.

Subjects

CAMBODIA; HANSEN'S disease; CHEMOPREVENTION; MEDICAL personnel

Publication

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019, Vol 13, Issue 3, p1

ISSN

1935-2727

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1371/journal.pntd.0007039