Development and deployment of a solid oral amphotericin B dosage form to treat visceral leishmaniasis within a pediatric population

Kishor M. Wasan

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0012500

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Development and deployment of a solid oral amphotericin B dosage form to treat visceral leishmaniasis within a pediatric population

Kishor M. Wasan

* E-mail: Kishor.Wasan@ubc.ca

Affiliations Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, The Neglected Global Diseases Initiative, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7973-2786

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Development and deployment of a solid oral amphotericin B dosage form to treat visceral leishmaniasis within a pediatric population

Kishor M. Wasan

Published: September 26, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012500

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Kishor M. Wasan

* E-mail: Kishor.Wasan@ubc.ca

Affiliations Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, The Neglected Global Diseases Initiative, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7973-2786

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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