An update on pharmacotherapy for leishmaniasis

S Sundar, J Chakravarty - Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Leishmaniasis broadly manifests as visceral leishmaniasis (VL), cutaneous
leishmaniasis (CL) and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis. The treatment of leishmaniasis is …

Recent developments and future prospects in the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis

S Sundar, A Singh - Therapeutic advances in infectious …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Limited therapeutic options in visceral leishmaniasis (VL) make the treatment of this
neglected disease very challenging. In addition to this, long treatment duration and toxic …

Diagnosis and treatment of leishmaniasis: clinical practice guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Society of Tropical …

N Aronson, BL Herwaldt, M Libman… - Clinical infectious …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
It is important to realize that leishmaniasis guidelines cannot always account for individual
variation among patients. They are not intended to supplant physician judgment with respect …

Leishmaniasis: treatment updates and clinical practice guidelines review

NK Copeland, NE Aronson - Current Opinion in Infectious …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Leishmaniasis remains a neglected tropical disease, with a need for additional clinical trials
with better design and reported endpoints to lead evidence-based treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in the epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil from 2001 to 2014

LL Reis, AAS Balieiro, FR Fonseca… - Revista da Sociedade …, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
INTRODUCTION Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a neglected disease, with territorial
expansion and regional differences in Brazil that require explanation. This study aimed to …

Unwelcome prevalence of leishmaniasis with several other infectious diseases

I Saini, J Joshi, S Kaur - International Immunopharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
Co-infection among leishmaniasis and other infectious diseases is common among natural
populations especially in the endemic areas of the disease. It depends on the environmental …

Risk factors for death from visceral leishmaniasis in an urban area of Brazil

AF Druzian, AS Souza, DN Campos… - PLoS neglected …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Over the last three decades, the epidemiological profile of visceral
leishmaniasis (VL) has changed with epidemics occurring in large urban centers of Brazil …

[HTML][HTML] Human and canine visceral leishmaniasis in an emerging focus in Araçuaí, Minas Gerais: spatial distribution and socio-environmental factors

RL Ursine, JVL Dias, HA Morais… - Memórias do Instituto …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
This study aimed to analyse the spatial distribution of human (2007-2013) and canine
(2013) visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the city of Araçuaí, Minas Gerais, Brazil, and identify …

[HTML][HTML] Is Visceral Leishmaniasis the same in HIV-coinfected adults?

GAL Henn, AN Ramos Júnior, JKB Colares… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
ABSTRACT Introduction: Visceral Leishmaniasis is the most severe form of disease caused
by the Leishmania donovani complex, with significant morbidity and mortality in developing …

Epidemiological aspects and spatial patterns of human visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil

I Graepp-Fontoura, DS Barbosa, LFC Nascimento… - Parasitology, 2020 - cambridge.org
Human visceral leishmaniasis (HVL) cases are important public health problems due to their
zoonotic aspect, with high rates of morbidity and mortality in Brazil. The aim of this this study …