Long-term incidence of relapse and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis after three different visceral leishmaniasis treatment regimens in Bihar, India.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Vishal Goyal, Vidya Nand Rabi Das, Shambhu Nath Singh, Ravi Shankar Singh, Krishna Pandey, Neena Verma, Allen Hightower, Suman Rijal, Pradeep Das, Jorge Alvar, Caryn Bern, Fabiana Alves
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Azar; Indian
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0008429; https://doaj.org/article/b22b4f7e4946414e9077e0e3b5079fd0

Background Few prospective data exist on incidence of post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) and visceral leishmaniasis (VL) relapse after different treatment regimens. Methodology/principal findings A Phase IV trial included 1761 VL patients treated between 2012-2014 with single dose AmBisome (...