Final Report on the First use of Puromycin for the Treatment of Sleeping Sickness

Carlos Trincão Department of Hematology and Protozoology of the Institute of Tropical Medicine, and the Missão de Estudo e Combate à Doença do Sono na Guiné Portuguesa

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A. R. Pinto Department of Hematology and Protozoology of the Institute of Tropical Medicine, and the Missão de Estudo e Combate à Doença do Sono na Guiné Portuguesa

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Almeida Franco Department of Hematology and Protozoology of the Institute of Tropical Medicine, and the Missão de Estudo e Combate à Doença do Sono na Guiné Portuguesa

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Alfredo Nogueira Department of Hematology and Protozoology of the Institute of Tropical Medicine, and the Missão de Estudo e Combate à Doença do Sono na Guiné Portuguesa

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1956.5.784
Volume/Issue:
Volume 5: Issue 5
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784–785
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Summary

Of 15 cases of sleeping sickness treated with Puromycin, 5 relapsed and 10 were free of infection, clinically and parasitologically, 25 months after treatment. No other specific drug was administered at any time to any of the 10 patients who did not relapee.

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Published Online:
Sep 1956
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Print ISSN:
0002-9637
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