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Nifurtimox-eflornithine combination therapy for second-stage African Trypanosoma brucei gambiense tr...

Nifurtimox-eflornithine combination therapy for second-stage African Trypanosoma brucei gambiense tr...

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Nifurtimox-eflornithine combination therapy for second-stage African Trypanosoma brucei gambiense trypanosomiasis: a multicentre, randomised, phase, non-inferiority trial

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Nifurtimox-eflornithine combination therapy for second-stage African Trypanosoma brucei gambiense trypanosomiasis: a multicentre, randomised, phase, non-inferiority trial

Journal title

The Lancet (British edition), 2009-07, Vol.374 (9683), p.56-64

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English

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Contents

Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT; sleeping sickness) caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense is a fatal disease. Current treatment options for patients with second-stage disease are toxic, ineffective, or impractical. We assessed the efficacy and safety of nifurtimox-eflornithine combination therapy (NECT) for second-stage disease compared with th...

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Nifurtimox-eflornithine combination therapy for second-stage African Trypanosoma brucei gambiense trypanosomiasis: a multicentre, randomised, phase, non-inferiority trial

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_20182998

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_20182998

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0140-6736

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1474-547X

DOI

10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61117-X

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