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. 2011 Jan;55(1):455-6.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.01298-10. Epub 2010 Nov 15.

High mortality among older patients treated with pentavalent antimonials for visceral leishmaniasis in East Africa and rationale for switch to liposomal amphotericin B

François Chappuis, Emilie Alirol, Dagemlidet T Worku, Yolanda Mueller, Koert Ritmeijer

High mortality among older patients treated with pentavalent antimonials for visceral leishmaniasis in East Africa and rationale for switch to liposomal amphotericin B

François Chappuis et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011 Jan.
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