Miltefosine in a case of visceral leishmaniasis with HIV co-infection; and rising incidence of this disease in India

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 696-697

  Srinivasan, U ^a   Lawson, T ^a   Goodfellow, R ^a   Williams, B D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case report; Chemotherapy; HIV co infection; Incidence; India; Miltefosine; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIMONY GLUCONATE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; D 60314; HEMOGLOBIN; MILTEFOSINE; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; UREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE;

EID: 0033653794     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0035-9203(00)90238-4     Document Type: Article

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