at the schieffelin leprosy research and training centre , karagiri , india , 148 lepromatous ( ll ) and borderline lepromatous ( bl ) leprosy patients registered for treatment in the years 1971 to 1973 were found to respond as well to dapsone ( dds ) monotherapy as 391 ll and bl patients registered in 1964 to 1966 , as indicated by clearance of mycobacterium leprae from skin smears during the initial seven years of therapy in each patient .
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leprosy
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bl