title: Treatment of Mediterranean visceral leishmaniasis.
abstract: Up-to-date information is given on the epidemiological situation of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL) in nine Mediterranean countries, and on drug regimens adopted in the management of ZVL patients in each country. Results of experimental and clinical trials on the efficacy and tolerability of liposomal amphotericin B in laboratory animals and in patients with ZVL are presented, as well as conclusions and recommendations on drug regimens to be used in the treatment of ZVL.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Parassitologia, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gradoni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bryceson
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Desjeux
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000965:Antimony / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008081:Liposomes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008521:Mediterranean Islands / Q000453:epidemiology; D008536:Meglumine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000077485:Meglumine Antimoniate; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D008081:Liposomes; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C068538:liposomal amphotericin B; D008536:Meglumine; D000077485:Meglumine Antimoniate; D000666:Amphotericin B; D000965:Antimony