Low efficacy of azithromycin to treat cutaneous leishmaniasis in Manaus, AM, Brazil Azitromicina para tratamento de leishmaniose cutânea em Manaus, AM, Brasil
An open trial to evaluate the azithromycin efficacy in cutaneous leishmaniasis patients was carried out in Manaus (AM), where Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis is the main etiologic agent. Forty-one patients with skin lesions of less than 12 weeks duration, without specific treatment for the last thre...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2007-08-01
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| Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652007000400008 |