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The epidemic of visceral leishmaniasis in western Upper Nile, southern Sudan: course and impact from 1984 to 1994

Seaman J, Mercer A, Sondorp H
1996-08-01 • International Journal of Epidemiology
1996-08-01 • International Journal of Epidemiology
BACKGROUND: Although endemic in parts of southern Sudan, visceral leishmaniasis (VL) had not been reported in Western Upper Nile (WUN) until an epidemic was confirmed in 1989. A combinat...
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Comparison of an rK39 dipstick rapid test with direct agglutination test and splenic aspiration for the diagnosis of kala-azar in Sudan

Veeken H, Ritmeijer KKD, Seaman J, Davidson RN
2003-02-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2003-02-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
We compared an rK39 dipstick rapid test (Amrad ICT, Australia) with a direct agglutination test (DAT) and splenic aspirate for the diagnosis of kala-azar in 77 patients. The study was ca...
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A randomized comparison of branded sodium stibogluconate and generic sodium stibogluconate for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis under field conditions in Sudan

Veeken H, Ritmeijer KKD, Seaman J, Davidson RN
2000-05-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2000-05-01 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
OBJECTIVE
To compare the outcome of treatment of Sudanese kala-azar patients treated under field conditions with either branded sodium stibogluconate (SSG) (Pentostam GlaxoWellcome) ...
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Ethiopian visceral leishmaniasis: generic and proprietary sodium stibogluconate are equivalent; HIV co-infected patients have a poor outcome

Ritmeijer KKD, Veeken H, Melaku Y, Leal G, Amsalu R,  et al.
2008-01-31 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2008-01-31 • Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
We evaluated generic sodium stibogluconate (SSG) (International Dispensary Association, Amsterdam) versus Pentostam (sodium stibogluconate, GlaxoWellcome, London) under field conditions ...
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Epidemic visceral leishmaniasis in Southern Sudan: treatment of severely debilitated patients under wartime conditions and with limited resources

Seaman J, Mercer A, Sondorp H, Herwaldt BL
1996-04-01 • Annals of Internal Medicine
1996-04-01 • Annals of Internal Medicine
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1) To determine the proportions of patients with visceral leishmaniasis who had various treatment outcomes when cared for under wartime conditions and with limited resourc...
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Liposomal Amphotericin B (AmBisome) in the Treatment of Complicated Kala-Azar Under Field Conditions

Seaman J, Boer C, Wilkinson RJ, de Jong J, de Wilde E,  et al.
1995-07-01 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
1995-07-01 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
An open trial of liposomal amphotericin B (AmBisome [L-AmB]; Vestar, San Dimas, CA) for treatment of complicated visceral leishmaniasis was performed in Sudan. Forty-nine patients were t...
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Visceral leishmaniasis in Southern Sudan: status of healthy villagers in epidemic conditions

Seaman J, Ashford RW, Schorscher J, Dereure J
1992-10-01 • Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology
1992-10-01 • Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology
A combination of interview, serology and skin testing was used to investigate the status of apparently healthy villagers during a visceral leishmaniasis epidemic in southern Sudan. The n...
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Epidemic Visceral Leishmaniasis in Sudan: A Randomized Trial of Aminosidine Plus Sodium Stibogluconate Versus Sodium Stibogluconate Alone

Seaman J, Pryce D, Sondorp H, Moody A, Bryceson A,  et al.
1993-09-01 • Journal of Infectious Diseases
1993-09-01 • Journal of Infectious Diseases
In a comparative trial of treatment in southern Sudan, visceral leishmaniasis was diagnosed by the following symptoms: fever for > 1 month, splenomegaly, and antileishmanial direct agglu...