Visceral Leishmaniasis Treatment, Italy
First-line drug treatment was recorded in 573 immunocompetent patients with visceral leishmaniasis in Italy. In the past 12 years, the proportion of antimonial treatments decreased from 100% to 2.8%, while the proportion of amphotericin B treatments increased from 0% to 97.2%. The countrywide change...
Main Authors: | Luigi Gradoni, Marina Gramiccia, Aldo Scalone |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2003-12-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/12/03-0178_article |
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