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Table 6 Leprosy reactions among patients enrolled at UMDT/CT-BR according to treatment group

From: Can baseline ML Flow test results predict leprosy reactions? An investigation in a cohort of patients enrolled in the uniform multidrug therapy clinical trial for leprosy patients in Brazil

 

PB UMDT

N (%)

PB RMDT

N (%)

MB UMDT

N (%)

MB RMDT

N (%)

Total

N (%)

Reactions

17 (22.1)

12 (14.6)

214 (66.7)

175 (64.1)

418 (55.5)

RR

6 (7.8)

4 (4.9)

69 (21.5)

59 (21.6)

138 (18.3)

ENL

0

0

20 (6.2)

21 (7.7)

41 (5.4)

RR + Neu

1 (1.3)

2 (2.4)

15 (4.7)

10 (3.7)

28 (3.7)

ENL + Neu

0

0

5 (1.6)

2 (0.7)

7 (0.9)

Neuritis

10 (13)

6 (7.3)

79 (24.6)

54 (19.8)

149 (19.8)

Others

0

0

26 (8.1)

29 (10.6)

55 (7.3)

Reaction-free

60 (77.9)

70 (85.4)

107 (33.3)

98 (35.9)

335 (44.5)

Total

77 (100)

82 (100)

321 (100)

273 (100)

753 (100)

  1. For the statistical analysis of PB patients were excluded ENL and ENL + neuritis. RR and RR + neuritis were grouped
  2. RR Reversal reaction, ENL Eritema Nodosum Leprosum, Neu neuritis, Others others manifestations
  3. PB – x 2 (2) = 1.69; p = 0.43; MB – x 2 (6) = 0.61; p = 0.61