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Scientific Publications 2007 Human African Trypanosomiasis
Scientific Publications 2007 Human African Trypanosomiasis
Scientific Publications-2007-HAT
2007
Nifurtimox-Eflornithine Combination Therapy for Second-Stage Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Sleeping Sickness: A Randomized Clinical Trial in Congo by Priotto G, Kasparian S, Ngouama D, Ghorashian S, Arnold U, Ghabri S, Karunakara U. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2007 Dec; 45: 1435-1442.
Current treatment options for patients with second-stage disease are either highly toxic or impracticable in field conditions. The article compares the efficacy and safety of the nifurtimox-eflornithine drug combination with the standard eflornithine regimen for the treatment of second-stage disease. The nifurtimox-eflornithine combination appears to be a promising first-line therapy for second-stage sleeping sickness.
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Nifurtimox-Eflornithine Combination Therapy for Second-Stage Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Sleeping Sickness: A Randomized Clinical Trial in Congo by Priotto G, Kasparian S, Ngouama D, Ghorashian S, Arnold U, Ghabri S, Karunakara U. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2007 Dec; 45: 1435-1442.Current treatment options for patients with second-stage disease are either highly toxic or impracticable in field conditions. The article compares the efficacy and safety of the nifurtimox-eflornithine drug combination with the standard eflornithine regimen for the treatment of second-stage disease. The nifurtimox-eflornithine combination appears to be a promising first-line therapy for second-stage sleeping sickness.
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