[The possibility of antibiotic therapy in leishmaniasis].
The authors describe cases of leishmaniasis for which claforan (cefotaxime) has been used, showing an obvious improvement in visceral leishmaniasis in children and a full recovery in cutaneous leishmaniasis in adults.
Shuĭkina
E E
EE
Kudrina
M I
MI
Kurbatova
I V
IV
Plakhotnaia
G A
GA
Degal'tseva
E V
EV
D000328:Adult; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male
D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D002439:Cefotaxime