BACKGROUND Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infected patients requires special case management. AmBisome monotherapy at 40 mg/kg is recommended by...
BACKGROUND:
The long-term treatment outcome of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) patients with HIV co-infection is complicated by a high rate of relapse, especially when the CD4 count is ...
Musa AM, Mbui J, Mohammed R, Olobo J, Ritmeijer KKD, et al.
2022-09-27 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
2022-09-27 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND This study aimed to determine whether paromomycin plus miltefosine (PM/MF) is noninferior to sodium stibogluconate plus paromomycin (SSG/PM) for treatment of primary visce...
van Griensven J, Mangesha B, Mekonnen T, Fikre H, Takele Y, et al.
2018-03-29 • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
2018-03-29 • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
BACKGROUND Biomarkers predicting the risk of VL treatment failure and relapse in VL/HIV coinfected patients are needed. Nested within a two-site clinical trial in Ethiopia (2011-2015...
Diro EGJ, Ritmeijer KKD, Boelaert M, Alves F, Mohammed R, et al.
2017-09-13 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
2017-09-13 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
We have conducted a single-arm trial evaluating monthly pentamidine secondary prophylaxis (PSP) to prevent visceral leishmaniasis (VL) relapse in Ethiopian HIV-patients. Outcomes at 12 m...