Safety Profile of Nifurtimox for Treatment of Chagas Disease in the United States

We assessed the frequency and severity of adverse events (AEs) in 53 patients with Chagas disease treated with nifurtimox in a US clinic. There were 435 AEs, but 93.8% were mild. Moderate/severe AEs were associated with premature treatment cessation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Forsyth, Colin J., Hernandez, Salvador, Olmedo, Wilman, Abuhamidah, Adieb, Traina, Mahmoud I., Sanchez, Daniel R., Soverow, Jonathan, Meymandi, Sheba K.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5036918/