Introducing Single Dose Liposomal Amphotericin B for the Treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Rural Bangladesh: Feasibility and Acceptance to Patients and Health Staff

Introducing Single Dose Liposomal Amphotericin B for the Treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Rural Bangladesh: Feasibility and Acceptance to Patients and Health Staff

Background. For the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis in Bangladesh, single dose liposomal amphotericin B (ambisome) is supposed to be the safest and most effective treatment. Specific needs for application and storage raise questions about feasibility of its implementation and acceptance by patie...

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Main Authors:	Eva-Maria Maintz, Mahbub Hassan, M. Mamun Huda, Debashis Ghosh, Md. Shakhawat Hossain, Abdul Alim, Axel Kroeger, Byron Arana, Dinesh Mondal
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:	Journal of Tropical Medicine
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/676817
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