Antimony to Cure Visceral Leishmaniasis Unresponsive to Liposomal Amphotericin B.

Antimony to Cure Visceral Leishmaniasis Unresponsive to Liposomal Amphotericin B.

We report on 4 patients (1 immunocompetent, 3 immunosuppressed) in whom visceral leishmaniasis had become unresponsive to (or had relapsed after) treatment with appropriate doses of liposomal amphotericin B. Under close follow-up, full courses of pentavalent antimony were administered without life-t...

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Main Authors: Gloria Morizot, Romain Jouffroy, Albert Faye, Paul Chabert, Katia Belhouari, Ruxandra Calin, Caroline Charlier, Patrick Miailhes, Jean-Yves Siriez, Oussama Mouri, Hélène Yera, Jacques Gilquin, Roland Tubiana, Fanny Lanternier, Marie-France Mamzer, Christophe Legendre, Dominique Peyramond, Eric Caumes, Olivier Lortholary, Pierre Buffet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4703342?pdf=render

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