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http://dspace.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/123456789/4440| Title: | Recent understanding in the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis. |
| Keywords: | AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections complications drug therapy parasitology Animal Antiprotozoal Agents economics therapeutic use Antiviral Agents economics therapeutic use Drug Resistance HIV Infections complications Human Interferon Type II economics therapeutic use Leishmania drug effects Leishmaniasis Visceral complications drug therapy epidemiology |
| Issue Date: | 30-May-2013 |
| Publisher: | Medknow Publications |
| Description: | Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a severe disease associated with infection of the reticuloendothelial system by Leishmania species. The infection is acquired through sandfly bites. Recent large scale epidemics of VL in east Africa and India and the emergence of a HIV epidemic make VL a priority for the World Health Organization. Pentavalent antimonials have been cornerstone of treatment for the last six decades. The appearance of antimonial-resistance and the development of lipid formulations of amphotericin B have changed the pattern of VL treatment. Within the past five years, miltefosine has been demonstrated as the first effective and safe oral treatment against VL. The price of miltefosine is yet to be determined. However, miltefosine will certainly be cheaper than lipid formulations of amphotericin B, which are beyond the financial capacity of the poor countries. Because it can be administered orally, miltefosine is suited for the treatment of large number of patients who get affected during epidemics, particularly in regions where the parasites are resistant to the currently used agents. Here, we recommend different treatment schedules according to the resistance pattern and the region-specific socio-economical and cultural factors. |
| URI: | http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/jspui/handle/123456789/4440 |
| Other Identifiers: | http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2003;volume=49;issue=1;spage=61;epage=8;aulast=Rosenthal http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=openurl&genre=article&issn=00223859&date=2003&volume=49&issue=1&spage=61 |
| Appears in Collections: | Health Sciences |
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