Cure Research for Leishmaniasis

Latest Treatments for Leishmaniasis

Some of the more recent treatments for Leishmaniasis include:

• Sodium antimony
• Meglumine antimonate
• Allopurinol
• more treatments...»

Treatments for Leishmaniasis

Treatments to consider for Leishmaniasis may include:

• Sodium stibogluconate
• Meglumine antimonite
• Amphotericin B
• Liposomal amphotericin B
• more treatments...»

Medical Research Breakthroughs and Leishmaniasis

Properties of deadly pathogens unveiled: By using network analysis methods, a scientist in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia Health System has deciphered the metabolic properties of two dangerous pathogens Leishmania major and Pseudomonas aeroginosa, discovering how they thrive and which genes causes them to weaken when knocked out, Leishmania major causes Leishmaniasis, a disease that is transmitted from the bite of sand flies. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that mainly affects immunocompromised patients and is responsible for about 10 percent of hospital acquired infections. Pseudomonas is a major problem due to its innate resistance to nearly all available antibiotics. Hence discovering the metabolic properties of these pathogens it is possible to figure out how they grow and live. Once broken down, a variety of gene sequences can be deleted in silico to see if it will halt the progress of the pathogen. This could lead to new drugs or vaccines for the treatment and prevention of their effects.

Clinical Trials for Leishmaniasis

Some of the clinical trials for Leishmaniasis include:

• Clinical Investigation of Infections Due to Leishmanial Parasites - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Study to Evaluate the Leish-111F + MPL-SE Vaccine in the Treatment of Mucosal Leishmaniasis - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Study to Evaluate the Leish-111f + MPL-SE Vaccine in Healthy Adults Not Previously Exposed to Leishmania Parasite - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Miltefosine to Treat Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Bolivia - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - miltefosine,antimony
• Controlled Nitric Oxide Releasing Patch Versus Meglumine Antimoniate in the Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - controlled nitric oxide releasing patch,meglumine antimoniate
• more trials...»

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