Efficacy of short-course intramuscular pentamidine isethionate treatment on old world localized cutaneous leishmaniasis in 2 patients [10]

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1812-1813

  Jauréguiberry, Stéphane ^a   Graby, Gentiane ^b   Caumes, Eric ^b  

^a HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^b ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; MEGLUMINE ANTIMONATE; PENTAMIDINE ISETHIONATE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLICK; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; GIEMSA STAIN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LETTER; LYMPHANGITIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; SKIN ULCER; SYMPTOM; TRAVEL;

ADULT; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENTAMIDINE;

EID: 33744797912     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/504430     Document Type: Letter

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