Safety and Efficacy of miltefosine alone and in combination with sodium stibogluconate and liposomal amphotericin B for the treatment of primary visceral leishmaniasis in East Africa: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Treatment options for Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) in East Africa are far from satisfactory due to cost, toxicity, prolonged treatment duration or emergence of parasite resistance. Hence there is a need to explore alternative treatment protocols such as miltefosine alone or in combination...

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Autores principales: Omollo, Raymond, Alexander, Neal, Edwards, Tansy, Khalil, Eltahir AG, Younis, Brima M, Abuzaid, Abuzaid A, Wasunna, Monique, Njoroge, Njenga, Kinoti, Dedan, Kirigi, George, Dorlo, Thomas PC, Ellis, Sally, Balasegaram, Manica, Musa, Ahmed M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3155829/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21718522
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-12-166

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3155829/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21718522
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-12-166

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