The treatment of kala-azar--new approaches to an old problem
Peters, W.
Indian Journal of Medical Research 73(Suppl): 1-18
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-5340 PMID: 6897932 Document Number: 172184
A review is given of the search for new drugs for the treatment of leishmaniasis. 2 directions are possible, either by empirical drug screening or by attempts to exploit metabolic pathways used by the parasite. The cost and complications of the search for new drugs are now so great that further progress is difficult.
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