New WHO guidelines for treatment of gambiense human African trypanosomiasis including fexinidazole: substantial changes for clinical practice
Lancet infect. dis; 20 (2), 2020
Human African trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense is a parasitic infection that usually progresses to coma and death unless treated. WHO has updated its guidelines for the treatment of this infection on the basis of independent literature reviews and using the Grading of Recommendation...
Trypanosomiasis, African/drug therapy, Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, Pentamidine/administration & dosage, Nifurtimox/administration & dosage, Nitroimidazoles/administration & dosage, Cerebrospinal Fluid/parasitology, Drug Therapy, Combination, Trypanocidal Agents/administration & dosage, Eflornithine/administration & dosage, Trypanosomiasis, African/parasitology