Artesunate plus sulfamethoxypyrazine/pyrimethamine for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis: a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 380-381

  Adam, Ishag ^a   Hagelnur, Amel A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b Omdurman Hospital for Tropical Diseases   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Artesunate; Leishmaniasis; Sudan; Sulfamethoxypyrazine pyrimethamine

Indexed keywords

ARTESUNATE; CO ARINATE; METAKELFIN; PENTOSAM; PLACEBO; STIBOGLUCONATE SODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; HUMAN; LETTER; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; ARTEMISININS; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MIDDLE AGED; PYRIMETHAMINE; SULFALENE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67849108318     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2009.03.013     Document Type: Letter

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