Activity of paromomycin against Leishmania amazonensis: Direct correlation between susceptibility in vitro and the treatment outcome in vivo

Paromomycin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic approved in 2006 for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani in Southeast Asia. Although this drug is not approved for the treatment of visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil, it is urgent and necessary to evaluate the...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth M. Coser, Bianca A. Ferreira, Nilson Branco, Edite H. Yamashiro-Kanashiro, José Angelo L. Lindoso, Adriano C. Coelho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221132072030021X