Nifurtimox plus Eflornithine for late-stage sleeping sickness in Uganda: a case series.

• Main Authors: Francesco Checchi (Author), Patrice Piola (Author), Harriet Ayikoru (Author), Florence Thomas (Author), Dominique Legros (Author), Gerardo Priotto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2007-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We report efficacy and safety outcomes from a prospective case series of 31 late-stage T.b. gambiense sleeping sickness (Human African Trypanosomiasis, HAT) patients treated with a combination of nifurtimox and eflornithine (N+E) in Yumbe, northwest Uganda in 2002-2003, following on a previously rep...