The response of Kenyan kala-azar to treatment with sodium stibogluconate
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1984Author
Rees, P. H
Kager, P. A
Wellde, B. T
Hockmeyer, W. T
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Of 16 patients with kala-azar treated with sodium stibogluconate (0.1 ml/kg body weight a day), one died on the 12th day of treatment and nine were cured by a 30-day course, although two subsequently relapsed. Extending the course cured a further five patients, and in one patient allopurinol was used in addition before a cure was achieved. Clinical and hematological recovery began within a few days of the start of treatment, but parasites continued to be seen in splenic aspirates for 3 weeks or more.
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http://hinari-gw.who.int/whalecomwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/whalecom0/pubmed/6329010http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/30540
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Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1984 May;33(3):357-61.Collections
- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10387]