Tolerance to nifurtimox and benznidazole in adult patients with chronic Chagas' disease

Jackson, Yves-Laurent Julien; Wyssa, Baptiste; Chappuis, François

doi:10.1093/jac/dkz473

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English

Tolerance to nifurtimox and benznidazole in adult patients with chronic Chagas' disease

ContributorsJackson, Yves-Laurent Julien

; Wyssa, Baptiste; Chappuis, François

Published inJournal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, vol. 75, no. 3, p. 690-696

Publication date2020

Abstract

Current options for Chagas' disease treatment are restricted to benznidazole and nifurtimox. To the best of our knowledge, no study has ever compared their tolerance in adults in a non-endemic country.

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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de santé et médecine communautaires

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JACKSON, Yves-Laurent Julien, WYSSA, Baptiste, CHAPPUIS, François. Tolerance to nifurtimox and benznidazole in adult patients with chronic Chagas” disease. In: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2020, vol. 75, n° 3, p. 690–696. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkz473

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PID : unige:143442
DOI : 10.1093/jac/dkz473
PMID : 31754690

Additional URL for this publicationhttps://academic.oup.com/jac/article/75/3/690/5637337

Journal ISSN0305-7453

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Tolerance to nifurtimox and benznidazole in adult patients with chronic Chagas' disease

Current options for Chagas' disease treatment are restricted to benznidazole and nifurtimox. To the best of our knowledge, no study has ever compared their tolerance in adults in a non-endemic country.

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