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Adverse systemic reaction to benznidazole

Abstract Benznidazole, drug of choice for Chagas disease (CD), has been associated with a high incidence of adverse reactions that can become serious, necessitating discontinuation of the drug. We describe the case of a Bolivian patient living in Spain for 9 years, who, following treatment with benznidaz...

Avances en el tratamiento de la tuberculosis multirresistente

Resumen El tratamiento de las tuberculosis multidrogorresistentes (TBC-MDR) se basa en esquemas de fármacos con diseños muy variables, en pacientes con patrones de resistencia heterogéneos y seguimientos no estandarizados, lo que hace dificil plantear recomendaciones con fuerte nivel de evidencia. Ade...

High seroconversion rates in Trypanosoma cruzi chronic infection treated with benznidazole in people under 16 years in Guatemala

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Geographical, epidemiological, and environmental differences associated with therapeutic response to Chagas etiological treatment have been previously discussed. This study describes high seroconversion rates 72 months after benznidazole treatment in patients under 16 years from a...

Benznidazole therapy for Chagas disease in asymptomatic Trypanosoma cruzi -seropositive former blood donors: evaluation of the efficacy of different treatment regimens

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Chagas disease currently affects 5.7 million people in Latin America and is emerging in non-endemic countries. There is no consensus concerning the efficacy of trypanocidal therapy for patients with the chronic form of the disease. We evaluated cardiac function and sociodemograph...

Chronic Heart Disease after Treatment of Oral Acute Chagas Disease

Arq. bras. cardiol; 107 (2), 2016
Abstract We describe the recurrence of cardiac abnormalities in a patient treated during the acute phase of Chagas disease after outpatient follow-up of 5 years....

El benznidazol no disminuye el riesgo de muerte ni la progresión clínica de enfermedad cardíaca por Chagas crónico
Benznidazole does not decrease the risk of death or clinical progression of chronic Chagas heart disease

Potential drug delivery system: study of the association of a model nitroimidazole drug with aggregates of amphiphilic polymers on aqueous solution

Braz. j. pharm. sci; 47 (4), 2011
This study evaluated the association of N-hexyl-2-methyl-4-nitroimidazol, a model drug, to aggregates formed by anionic polyelectrolytes on aqueous solution. The alternating copolymers of maleic anhydride and N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone were synthesized and then modified by reaction of the anhydride groups wit...

Estudio de intervención en la evolución natural de la enfermedad de Chagas. Evaluación del tratamiento antiparasitario específico. Estudio retrospectivo-prospectivo de terapéutica antiparasitaria
Intervention study on the natural evolution of Chagas disease. Evaluation of the specific antiparasitic treatment. Retrospective-prospective study of the antiparasitic therapeutics

En este estudio se presenta la experiencia terapéutica intervencionista comparativa de Benznidazol, Nifurtimox y Allopurinol, en un seguimiento prospectivo a largo plazo valorando las respuestas de la parasitemia, serología específica y evolución de las manifestaciones clínicas y complementarias de ...

Quimioterapia de las infecciones producidas por Trypanosoma cruzi
Chemotherapy of Tripanosoma cruzi infections

Salud pública Méx; 39 (5), 1997

Estudio piloto sobre la amebiasis y la giardiais en el personal militar
A pilot trial on amoeba and giardia infections in military personnel

Rev. sanid. mil; 47 (4), 1993
Se estudiaron 1708 sujetos de los que 411 (24 por ciento) resultaron con Entamoeba histolytica, 64(37 por ciento) con Giardia lamblia y 25(1.4 por ciento) con helmintos. Después de la administración de secnidazol, en tratamiento de un día, a los 475 individuos que tuvieron las dos primeras bacterias s...