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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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1996-04-01 • Annals of Internal Medicine
1996-04-01 • Annals of Internal Medicine
OBJECTIVES
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...
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
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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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...
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1999-03-01 • Health Policy and Planning
1999-03-01 • Health Policy and Planning
Spending by aid agencies on emergencies has quadrupled over the last decade, to over US$6 billion. To date, cost-effectiveness has seldom been considered in the prioritization and evalua...