Efficacy of paromomycin ointment in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis: Results of a double-blind, randomized trial in Isfahan, Iran

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-9

  Iraji, F ^a   Sadeghinia, A ^b,c  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b LORESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c LORESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LANOLIN ALCOHOL; PAROMOMYCIN; UREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OINTMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SMEAR;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OINTMENTS; PAROMOMYCIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

PROTOZOA;

EID: 12444304180     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/136485905X16372     Document Type: Article

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