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Combination of antibiotics and peptides could eliminate parasite-causing leishmaniasis – News-Medical.Net
A combination of peptides and antibiotics could be key to eliminating the parasite causing leishmaniasis and avoiding the toxicity to people and animals caused …
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Oct 16 2020
A combination of peptides and antibiotics could be key to eliminating the parasite causing leishmaniasis and avoiding the toxicity to people and animals caused by current drugs.
The study, coordinated by researchers at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, opens the door to new, more effective treatments against this disease.
Leishmaniasis is caused by the protozoan Leishmania parasites which are transmitted by the bite of an infected sandfly. Al…
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