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. 2018 May 25;12(5):e0006527. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006527

Table 2. Initial treatment outcomes of visceral leishmaniasis and HIV co-infected patients treated with a combination of liposomal amphotericin B (AmBisome) and miltefosine by MSF in Ethiopia from January 2011 to August 2014, by visceral leishmaniasis treatment history (N = 173).

Initial treatment outcome Total, n/N (%) Primary visceral leishmaniasis, n/N (%) Relapse visceral leishmaniasis, n/N (%) P
95% confidence interval 95% confidence interval 95% confidence interval
Cure 145/173 (83.8) 65/83 (78.3) 80/90 (88.9) 0.003a
(77.6–88.6) 68.3–85.8 80.7–93.9
Death 22/173 (12.7) 17/83 (20.5) 5/90 (5.6)
(8.5–18.5) 13.2–30.4 2.4–12.4
Parasitological failure 6/173 (3.5) 1/83 (1.2) 5/90 (5.6)
(1.6–7.4) 0.2–6.5 2.4–12.4

a Fisher’s exact test.