Miltefosine: An Oral Drug for Visceral Leishmaniasis

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 143-144

  Prasad, Rajniti ^a   Kumar, Ranjeet ^b   Jaiswal, B P ^c   Singh, Utpal Kant ^c,d  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Sishu Arogya Kendra   (India)

^c Nalanda Medical College   (India)

^d NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Milterosine; Visceral leishmaniasis (VL)

Indexed keywords

MILTEFOSINE; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE;

CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; LIVER TOXICITY; NEPHROTOXICITY; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; VOMITING;

EID: 1542314456     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02723096     Document Type: Review

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