Treatment of late stage rhodesiense trypanosomiasis using suramin and eflornithine: report of six cases

被引:10
作者
Clerinx, J
Taelman, H
Bogaerts, J
Vervoort, T
机构
[1] Inst Trop Med, B-2000 Antwerp, Belgium
[2] Ctr Hosp Kigali, Dept Internal Med, Kigali, Rwanda
[3] Ctr Hosp Kigali, Dept Microbiol, Kigali, Rwanda
关键词
trypanosomiasis; Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense; chemotherapy; eflornithine; suramin;
D O I
10.1016/S0035-9203(98)91087-2
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
[No abstract available]
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页码:449 / 450
页数:2
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