Objectives: 1] To determine the proportions of patients with visceral leishmaniasis who had
various treatment outcomes when cared for under wartime conditions and with limited …

In order to increase the application potential of the direct agglutination test (DAT) for the
detection of anti-Leishmania antibodies in human serum samples, we developed an antigen …

An open trial of liposomal amphotericin B (AmBisome [L-AmB]; Vestar, San Dimas, CA) for
treatment of complicated visceral leishmaniasis was performed in Sudan. Forty-nine patients …

We compared an rK39 dipstick rapid test (Amrad ICT, Australia) with a direct agglutination
test (DAT) and splenic aspirate for the diagnosis of kala‐azar in 77 patients. The study was …

objective To compare the outcome of treatment of Sudanese kala‐azar patients treated
under field conditions with either branded sodium stibogluconate (SSG) (Pentostam …

Objective The direct agglutination test (DAT) for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) with liquid (LQ)
antigen is known to be only moderately reproducible because of inter‐observer and batch‐to‐…

OBJECTIVE: To compare the use of generic and proprietary sodium stibogluconate for the
treatment of visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar). METHODS: A total of 102 patients with …

Southern Sudan is one of the areas in eastern Africa most affected by visceral leishmaniasis
(kala-azar), but lack of security and funds has hampered control. Since 2005, the return of …

Lazy evaluation has become a common method of evaluation for implementing functional
languages. However, there has been no model of lazy evaluation established that is more …

A combination of interview, serology and skin testing was used to investigate the status of
apparently healthy villagers during a visceral leishmaniasis epidemic in southern Sudan. The …