Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) listed by the World Health Organization (WHO). The disease is currently ...
Sundar S, Pandey K, Mondal D, Madhukar M, Kamal Topno R, et al.
2024-06-20 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2024-06-20 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
BACKGROUND In Southeast Asia, treatment is recommended for all patients with post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL). Adherence to the first-line regimen, twelve weeks of miltefos...
Munir A, Dahal P, Kumar R, Singh-Phulgenda S, Siddiqui NA, et al.
2023-12-14 • BMJ Open
2023-12-14 • BMJ Open
INTRODUCTION Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a parasitic disease with an estimated 30,000 new cases occurring annually. Despite anaemia being a common haematological manifestation of ...
Kumar R, Dahal P, Singh-Phulgenda S, Siddiqui NA, Munir A, et al.
2023-10-28 • BMJ Open
2023-10-28 • BMJ Open
INTRODUCTION Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a parasitic disease with an estimated 30 000 new cases occurring annually. There is an observed variation in the efficacy of the current f...
Mahajan R, Das P, Isaakidis P, Sunyoto T, Sagili KD, et al.
2015-06-30 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
2015-06-30 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
There are considerable numbers of patients co-infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) in the VL-endemic areas of Bihar, India. These patients are...
Burza S, Mahajan R, Singh A, van Griensven J, Pandey K, et al.
2014-08-07 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2014-08-07 • PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL; also known as kala-azar) is an ultimately fatal disease endemic in the Indian state of Bihar, while HIV/AIDS is an emerging disease in this region. A 2011 obs...
Mahajan R, Owen SI, Kazmi S, Das P, Pandey K, et al.
2021-05-19 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research
2021-05-19 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research
INTRODUCTION People co-infected with visceral leishmaniasis and HIV (VL-HIV) typically present with advanced HIV disease and in poor clinical condition. The reasons for this are comp...
BACKGROUND In 2010, WHO recommended the use of new short-course treatment regimens in kala-azar elimination efforts for the Indian subcontinent. Although phase 3 studies have shown e...
People living with HIV (PLHIV) have an increased risk of developing visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and poor outcomes compared to HIV negative individuals. Here, we aim to establish the prev...
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An earlier open label, prospective, non-randomized, non-comparative, multi-centric study conducted within public health facilities in Bihar, India (CTRI/2012/08/002891) ...
Owen SI, Burza S, Verma N, Mahajan R, Harshana A, et al.
2021-04-30 • BMJ Open
2021-04-30 • BMJ Open
INTRODUCTION HIV coinfection presents a challenge for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis (VL). Invasive splenic or bone marrow aspiration with microscopic visualisation of Leishmani...
Sinha PK, van Griensven J, Pandey K, Kumar N, Verma N, et al.
2011-10-01 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
2011-10-01 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
Reports on treatment outcomes of visceral leishmaniasis (VL)-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfection in India are lacking. To our knowledge, none have studied the efficacy of lipo...
Sinha PK, Roddy P, Palma PP, Kociejowski A, Lima MA, et al.
2010-08-01 • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2010-08-01 • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
We evaluated, through the prospective monitoring of 251 patients at Sadar Hospital in Bihar, India, the effectiveness and safety of 20 mg/kg body weight of liposomal amphotericin B for t...