Successful Treatment of Imported MucosalLeishmania infantumLeishmaniasis With Miltefosine After Severe Hypokalemia Under Meglumine Antimoniate Treatment
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Cost-effectiveness of meglumine antimoniate versus miltefosine caregiver DOT for the treatment of pediatric cutaneous leishmaniasis
BACKGROUND Oral miltefosine has been shown to be non-inferior to first-line, injectable meglumine antimoniate (MA) for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in children. Miltefosine may be administered via in-home caregiver Directly Observed Therapy (cDOT), while patients must travel to clinics to receive MA. We performed a cost-effectiveness analysis comparing miltefosine by cDOT versu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Travel Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1195-1982,1708-8305
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2011.00572.x