Ruthenium complex with benznidazole and nitric oxide as a new candidate for the treatment of chagas disease.

Chagas disease remains a serious medical and social problem in Latin America and is an emerging concern in nonendemic countries as a result of population movement, transfusion of infected blood or organs and congenital transmission. The current treatment of infected patients is unsatisfactory due to...

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Main Authors: Renata Sesti-Costa, Zumira A Carneiro, Maria C Silva, Maíta Santos, Grace K Silva, Cristiane Milanezi, Roberto S da Silva, João S Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-10-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4183476?pdf=render