The PEP++ study protocol: a cluster-randomised controlled trial on the effectiveness of an enhanced regimen of post-exposure prophylaxis for close contacts of persons affected by leprosy to prevent disease transmission

Duane C. Hinders, Anneke T. Taal, Suchitra Lisam, Aymée M. da Rocha, Nand Lal Banstola, Prativa Bhandari, Abhijit Saha, Jugal Kishore, Virginia O. Fernandes, Abu Sufian Chowdhury, Anna T. van ‘t Noordende, Liesbeth Mieras, Jan Hendrik Richardus, Wim H. van Brakel

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DOI: 10.1186/s12879-024-09125-2
Published: 2024-02-20
Container: BMC Infectious Diseases
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12879-024-09125-2,
  title = {The PEP++ study protocol: a cluster-randomised controlled trial on the effectiveness of an enhanced regimen of post-exposure prophylaxis for close contacts of persons affected by leprosy to prevent disease transmission},
  author = {Duane C. Hinders and Anneke T. Taal and Suchitra Lisam and Aymée M. da Rocha and Nand Lal Banstola and Prativa Bhandari and Abhijit Saha and Jugal Kishore and Virginia O. Fernandes and Abu Sufian Chowdhury and Anna T. van ‘t Noordende and Liesbeth Mieras and Jan Hendrik Richardus and Wim H. van Brakel},
  year = {2024},
  journal = {BMC Infectious Diseases},
  doi = {10.1186/s12879-024-09125-2},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09125-2}
}

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TI  - The PEP++ study protocol: a cluster-randomised controlled trial on the effectiveness of an enhanced regimen of post-exposure prophylaxis for close contacts of persons affected by leprosy to prevent disease transmission
AU  - Duane C. Hinders
AU  - Anneke T. Taal
AU  - Suchitra Lisam
AU  - Aymée M. da Rocha
AU  - Nand Lal Banstola
AU  - Prativa Bhandari
AU  - Abhijit Saha
AU  - Jugal Kishore
AU  - Virginia O. Fernandes
AU  - Abu Sufian Chowdhury
AU  - Anna T. van ‘t Noordende
AU  - Liesbeth Mieras
AU  - Jan Hendrik Richardus
AU  - Wim H. van Brakel
PY  - 2024
JO  - BMC Infectious Diseases
DO  - 10.1186/s12879-024-09125-2
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Hinders, D. C., Taal, A. T., Lisam, S., Rocha, A. M. D., Banstola, N. L., Bhandari, P., Saha, A., Kishore, J., Fernandes, V. O., Chowdhury, A. S., Noordende, A. T. V. ‘., Mieras, L., Richardus, J. H., & Brakel, W. H. V. (2024). The PEP++ study protocol: a cluster-randomised controlled trial on the effectiveness of an enhanced regimen of post-exposure prophylaxis for close contacts of persons affected by leprosy to prevent disease transmission. BMC Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09125-2

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