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Short-course eflornithine in Gambian trypanosomiasis: a multicentre randomized controlled trial

OBJECTIVE: A randomized controlled trial was conducted to determine whether 7 days of intravenous eflornithine (100 mg/kg every 6 h) was as effective as the standard 14-day regimen in the treatment of late-stage Trypanosoma brucei gambiense trypanosomiasis. METHODS: A total of 321 patients (274 new...

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Main Authors:	Jacques Pépin (Author), Nzambi Khonde (Author), Faustine Maiso (Author), Félix Doua (Author), Shabbar Jaffar (Author), Stéphane Ngampo (Author), Bokelo Mpia (Author), Dawson Mbulamberi (Author), Felix Kuzoe (Author)
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Published:	The World Health Organization, 2000-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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