WR279,396, a third generation aminoglycoside ointment for the treatment of Leishmania major cutaneous leishmaniasis: a phase 2, randomized, double blind, placebo controlled study.

• Published in: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Afif Ben Salah, Pierre A Buffet, Gloria Morizot, Nathalie Ben Massoud, Amor Zâatour, Nissaf Ben Alaya, Nabil Bel Haj Hamida, Zaher El Ahmadi, Matthew T Downs, Philip L Smith, Koussay Dellagi, Max Grögl
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Quandary
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000432; https://doaj.org/article/9a7b46e9e7c541809bcf7eb1648c5129

Cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) is a disfiguring disease that confronts clinicians with a quandary: leave patients untreated or engage in a complex or toxic treatment. Topical treatment of CL offers a practical and safe option. Accordingly, the treatment of CL with WR279,396, a formulation of paromomyc...