Nifurtimox plus Eflornithine for late-stage sleeping sickness in Uganda: a case series.

We report efficacy and safety outcomes from a prospective case series of 31 late-stage T.b. gambiense sleeping sickness (Human African Trypanosomiasis, HAT) patients treated with a combination of nifurtimox and eflornithine (N+E) in Yumbe, northwest Uganda in 2002-2003, following on a previously rep...

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Main Authors: Francesco Checchi, Patrice Piola, Harriet Ayikoru, Florence Thomas, Dominique Legros, Gerardo Priotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2100371?pdf=render