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Cost-effectiveness of meglumine antimoniate versus miltefosine caregiver DOT for the treatment of pe...

Cost-effectiveness of meglumine antimoniate versus miltefosine caregiver DOT for the treatment of pe...

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Cost-effectiveness of meglumine antimoniate versus miltefosine caregiver DOT for the treatment of pediatric cutaneous leishmaniasis

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Cost-effectiveness of meglumine antimoniate versus miltefosine caregiver DOT for the treatment of pediatric cutaneous leishmaniasis

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United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2017-04, Vol.11 (4), p.e0005459-e0005459

Language

English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

Oral miltefosine has been shown to be non-inferior to first-line, injectable meglumine antimoniate (MA) for the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in children. Miltefosine may be administered via in-home caregiver Directly Observed Therapy (cDOT), while patients must travel to clinics to receive MA. We performed a cost-effectiveness analysis...

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Cost-effectiveness of meglumine antimoniate versus miltefosine caregiver DOT for the treatment of pediatric cutaneous leishmaniasis

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1899334569

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1899334569

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ISSN

1935-2735,1935-2727

E-ISSN

1935-2735

DOI

10.1371/journal.pntd.0005459

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