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- Title
Limited effectiveness of high-dose liposomal amphotericin B (AmBisome) for treatment of visceral leishmaniasis in an Ethiopian population with high HIV prevalence.
- Authors
Ritmeijer, Koert; ter Horst, Rachel; Chane, Solomon; Aderie, Endashaw Mengistu; Piening, Turid; Collin, Simon M; Davidson, Robert N
- Abstract
Due to unacceptably high mortality with pentavalent antimonials, Médecins Sans Frontières in 2006 began using liposomal amphotericin B (AmBisome) for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) patients in Ethiopia who were severely ill or positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
- Publication
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2011, Vol 53, Issue 12, pe152
- ISSN
1537-6591
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/cid/cir674