Table 3.

Parasitological measures of efficacy of treatments for visceral leishmaniasis. Values are number of patients

Treatment	Time after start of treatment
	21 days			30 days				60 days				90 days			120 days			180 days
	Cured	Improved		Cured	Improved	Failed		Cured	Failed	Relapsed		Cured	Relapsed		Cured	Relapsed		Cured	Relapsed
Aminosidine*:
12 mg/kg/day (n=30)	27	3		28	0	2		28	0	0		27	1		26	1		23	3
16 mg/kg/day (n=30)	28	2		30	0	0		30	0	0		30	0		30	0		29	1
20 mg/kg/day (n=30)	27	3		30	0	0		30	0	0		29	1		29	0		29	0
Sodium stibogluconate 20 mg/kg/day (n=30)†	19	2		22	2	6		21	2	1		21	0		20	1		19	1

^*Treatment given for 21 days.  

^†Treatment given for 30 days.