Thermotherapy Effective and Safer than Miltefosine in the Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Colombia

ABSTRACT: In Colombia, pentavalent antimonials and miltefosine are the drugs of choice for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis; however, their toxicity, treatment duration, (treatment adherence problems), cost, and decreased parasite sensitivity make the search for alternative treatments of Ame...

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Autores:

López Carvajal, Liliana
Robledo Restrepo, Sara María
Vélez Bernal, Iván Darío
Cruz, Claudia
Godoy, Gonzalo

Tipo de recurso:

Article of investigation

Fecha de publicación:

2013

Institución:

Universidad de Antioquia

Repositorio:

Repositorio UdeA

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/35030

Acceso en línea:

https://hdl.handle.net/10495/35030

Palabra clave:

Hyperthermia, Induced
Hipertermia Inducida
Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous
Leishmaniasis Cutánea
Efficacy
Eficacia
Safety
Seguridad
Therapeutics
Terapéutica
Miltefosina

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openAccess

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/co/