Interest in paromomycin for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar)
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Interest in paromomycin for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar)
Leishmaniasis is an important vector-borne disease, and it is classified as one of the most important tropical fly-borne infections. This disease can cause two types of clinical manifestations: cutaneous forms and visceral forms. Visceral leishmaniasis, which is also called kala-azar, is a very serious infection that can be fatal. The management of visceral leishmaniasis requires informed diagn...
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عنوان ژورنال: Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1178-203X
DOI: 10.2147/tcrm.s30139