Benznidazole Treatment Safety: The Médecins Sans Frontières Experience in a Large Cohort of Bolivian Patients with Chagas' Disease
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Sperandio da Silva, GFelix Mediano, M
Hasslocher-Moreno, A
Holanda, M
Silvestre de Sousa, A
Sangenis, L
Brasil, P
Mejía, R
Fux, C
Cubides, J
Saraiva, R
Brum-Soares, L
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2017-06-22Submitted date
2017-06-26
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Up to half of patients with Chagas' disease under benznidazole treatment present adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and up to one-third do not complete standard treatment.PubMed ID
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1460-2091ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1093/jac/dkx180
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