Abstract
A retrospective chart review of 4,925 human African trypanosomiasis patients treated with melarsoprol in 2001-2003 in Equateur Nord Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo showed a treatment failure rate of 19.5%. This rate increased over the 3 years. Relapse rates were highest in the central part of the province.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Animals
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Democratic Republic of the Congo / epidemiology
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Melarsoprol / administration & dosage
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Melarsoprol / therapeutic use*
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Middle Aged
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Recurrence
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Treatment Failure
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Trypanocidal Agents / administration & dosage
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Trypanocidal Agents / therapeutic use*
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Trypanosomiasis, African / drug therapy*
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Trypanosomiasis, African / parasitology
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Trypanosomiasis, African / prevention & control
Substances
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Trypanocidal Agents
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Melarsoprol