The in vitro leishmanicidal activity of hexadecylphosphocholine (miltefosine) against four medically relevant Leishmania species of Brazil

The in vitro leishmanicidal activity of hexadecylphosphocholine (miltefosine) against four medically relevant Leishmania species of Brazil

The in vitro leishmanicidal activity of miltefosine® (Zentaris GmbH) was assessed against four medically relevant Leishmania species of Brazil: Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis, Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis, Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis and Leishmania (Leishmania) chagasi. The activity of...

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Main Authors: Eliane de Morais-Teixeira, Quesia Souza Damasceno, Mariana Kolos Galuppo, Alvaro José Romanha, Ana Rabello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2011-06-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
Leishmania
miltefosine
in vitro drug evaluation
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762011000400015&lng=en&tlng=en

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