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2019 May


PLoS Negl Trop Dis


13


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Topical paromomycin for New World cutaneous leishmaniasis.

Authors

Sosa N, Pascale J M, Jiménez AI, Norwood JA, Kreishman-Detrick M, Weina PJ, Lawrence K, McCarthy WF, Adams RC, Scott C, Ransom J, Tang D, Grogl M
PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019 May; 13(5):e0007253.
PMID: 31048871.

Abstract

Paromomycin-based topical treatments were shown to be effective in curing cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) lesions caused by Leishmania major in Tunisia. Cure rates of an index lesion were approximately 80%. As a follow on, we conducted a similar Phase 3 trial in Panama to demonstrate the efficacy of these treatments against New World species. The primary objective was to determine if a combination topical cream (paromomycin-gentamicin) resulted in statistically superior final clinical cure rates of an index lesion compared to a paromomycin alone topical cream for the treatment of CL, primarily caused by Leishmania panamensis.