Efficacy and safety of available treatments for visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil: A multicenter, randomized, open label trial.

• Main Authors: Gustavo Adolfo Sierra Romero (Author), Dorcas Lamounier Costa (Author), Carlos Henrique Nery Costa (Author), Roque Pacheco de Almeida (Author), Enaldo Viera de Melo (Author), Sílvio Fernando Guimarães de Carvalho (Author), Ana Rabello (Author), Andréa Lucchesi de Carvalho (Author), Anastácio de Queiroz Sousa (Author), Robério Dias Leite (Author), Simone Soares Lima (Author), Thais Alves Amaral (Author), Fabiana Piovesan Alves (Author), Joelle Rode (Author), Collaborative LVBrasil Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

There is insufficient evidence to support visceral leishmaniasis (VL) treatment recommendations in Brazil and an urgent need to improve current treatments. Drug combinations may be an option.A multicenter, randomized, open label, controlled trial was conducted in five sites in Brazil to evaluate eff...