Early prediction of treatment efficacy in second-stage gambiense human African trypanosomiasis.

BACKGROUND: Human African trypanosomiasis is fatal without treatment. The long post-treatment follow-up (24 months) required to assess cure complicates patient management and is a major obstacle in the development of new therapies. We analyzed individual patient data from 12 programs conducted by Mé...

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Main Authors: Gerardo Priotto, François Chappuis, Mathieu Bastard, Laurence Flevaud, Jean-François Etard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3367996?pdf=render