Fexinidazole: A Potential New Drug Candidate for Chagas Disease

Fexinidazole: A Potential New Drug Candidate for Chagas Disease

This study describes the in vivo activity of fexinidazole against Trypanosoma cruzi, the protozoan parasite causing Chagas disease, using mice infected with parasite strains with varying susceptibility to benznidazole, the standard treatment for Chagas. Fexinidazole and benznidazole were shown to ha...

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Main Authors: Bahia, Maria Terezinha, de Andrade, Isabel Mayer, Martins, Tassiane Assíria Fontes, do Nascimento, Álvaro Fernando da Silva, Diniz, Lívia de Figueiredo, Caldas, Ivo Santana, Talvani, André, Trunz, Bernadette Bourdin, Torreele, Els, Ribeiro, Isabela
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3486905/

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