Treatment outcomes of visceral leishmaniasis in Ethiopia from 2001 to 2017: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Treatment outcomes of visceral leishmaniasis in Ethiopia from 2001 to 2017: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Ethiopia has the highest number of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) cases after Sudan in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, there was lack of comprehensive data on VL treatment outcome despite the huge burden of the diseases in the country. Hence, we aimed to perform a systematic review and...

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Main Authors: Eyob Alemayehu Gebreyohannes, Akshaya Srikanth Bhagvathula, Tadesse Melaku Abegaz, Mohammed Assen Seid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Visceral leishmaniasis
Sodium stibogluconate
Amphotericin b
Paromomycin
Treatment
Success
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-018-0491-7

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