Nom-ulcerative cutaneous leishmaniasis in Honduras fails to respond to topical paromomycin

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 473-475

  Neva, Franklin A ^a   Ponce, Carlos ^b   Ponce, Elisa ^b   Kreutzer, Richard ^c   Modabber, Farrokh ^d   Olliaro, Piero ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b Ministry of Health   (Honduras)

^c YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Honduras; Leishmania chagasi; Leishmania mexicana; Leishmaniasis; Paromomycin

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PAROMOMYCIN; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HONDURAS; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ANIMAL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN;

LEISHMANIA DONOVANI CHAGASI; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; LEISHMANIASIS MEXICANA;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HONDURAS; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA MEXICANA; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; PAROMOMYCIN; SKIN;

EID: 0030613801     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(97)90290-X     Document Type: Article

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