Five-Year Field Results and Long-Term Effectiveness of 20 mg/kg Liposomal Amphotericin B (Ambisome) for Visceral Leishmaniasis in Bihar, India

BACKGROUND: Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL; also known as Kala-azar) is an ultimately fatal disease endemic in Bihar. A 2007 observational cohort study in Bihar of 251 patients with VL treated with 20 mg/Kg intravenous liposomal amphotericin B (Ambisome) demonstrated a 98% cure rate at 6-months. Between...

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Autores principales: Burza, Sakib, Sinha, Prabhat K., Mahajan, Raman, Lima, María Angeles, Mitra, Gaurab, Verma, Neena, Balasegarem, Manica, Das, Pradeep
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3879255/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24392168
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002603

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3879255/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24392168
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002603

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