Itraconazole as maintenance therapy for visceral leishmaniasis in HIV-infected patients

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 365-367

  Angarano, G ^a   Maggi, P ^a   Coppola, S L ^a   Cavaliere, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CD4 ANTIGEN; ITRACONAZOLE; MEGLUMINE ANTIMONATE; PENTAMIDINE ISETHIONATE;

ADULT; AMASTIGOTE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER BIOPSY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; PARASITE CULTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

EID: 0031848903     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01709465     Document Type: Article

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