Efficacy of glucantime for treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Central Iran
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Glucantime efficacy in the treatment of zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis.
Pentavalent antimony (SbV) compounds are still considered the first line of treatment for all forms of leishmaniasis. There have been reports of drug resistance and unresponsiveness to treatment with these drugs. We investigated the clinical response to treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis with glucantime, the drug of choice for all forms of leishmaniasis in Iran. All individuals suspected of c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Infection and Public Health
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1876-0341
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2012.11.003