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Table 3 Comparison of initial treatment outcomes of VL patients treated with low and high dose liposomal amphotericin B

From: Safety and efficacy of liposomal amphotericin B for treatment of complicated visceral leishmaniasis in patients without HIV, North-West Ethiopia

Types of outcome

Outcomes

Low total dose liposomal amphotericin B (<24 mg/kg) (N = 86)

n (%)

High total dose (24 -35 mg/kg) (N = 61)

n (%)

P < 0.05

Initial treatment outcome

Cured

69 (80.2)

59 (96.7)

0.01

 

Treatment failure

10 (11.62)

0

 
 

Defaulted

2(2.3)

0

 
 

Death

5(5.8)

2 (3.3)