Outcomes of alternative therapy in HLA-B* 13:01 positive leprosy patients without dapsone versus standard MDT in negative patients: A comparative effectiveness study

• Yang Li ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Yang Li, Zhenzhen Wang

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China, Dermatology Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China

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• Zhenzhen Wang ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Yang Li, Zhenzhen Wang

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Dermatology Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China

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• Tongsheng Chu,

  Roles Supervision

  Affiliations Dermatology Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China

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• Hong Wang,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Guangxi Provincial Institute of Dermatology, Nanning, Guangxi, China

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• Lijiao Yin,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Wenshan Prefecture Dermatology Prevention and Treatment Institute (Wenshan Prefecture Dermatology Specialist Hospital), Wenshan, Yunnan, China

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• Shujuan Yuan,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Hunan Academy of Preventive Medicine), Changsha, Hunan, China

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• Yonghong Wang,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Xingyi Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Xingyi, Guizhou, China

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• Gang Li,

  Roles Resources

  Affiliation Congjiang County Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Congjiang, Guizhou, China

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• Hong Liu ,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: hongyue2519@hotmail.com

  Affiliations Dermatology Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China, School of Public Health, Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China

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• Furen Zhang

  Roles Supervision

  Affiliations School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China, Dermatology Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China, Shandong Provincial Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China

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