Maternal and perinatal outcomes of visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) treated with sodium stibogluconate in eastern Sudan

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 208-210

  Adam, Gamal K ^a   Abdulla, Mohamed A ^a   Ahmed, Ahmed A ^a   Adam, Ishag ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GADARIF   (Sudan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Kala azar; Perinatal; Pregnancy; Sodium stibogluconate; Sudan; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

STIBOGLUCONATE SODIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLOW UP; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALARIA; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NEWBORN DEATH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SUDAN; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

EID: 70449129744     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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