Diagnostic-treatment strategies for paediatric visceral leishmaniasis (VL) management in Morocco
| Strategy | Diagnosis | Treatment |
| A* | Bone marrow aspiration and microscopic examination | 20 mg/kg/day of SB† for 20 days† |
| B | 3 mg/kg/day of L-AmB‡ on days 1 to 5 and 10 (6-day course)21 | |
| C | 10 mg/kg daily of L-AmB for two consecutive days (2-day course)17 24 | |
| D | Rapid diagnostic test | 20 mg/kg/day of SB for 20 days |
| E | 3 mg/kg/day of L-AmB on days 1 to 5 and 10 (6-day course) | |
| F | 10 mg/kg daily of L-AmB for two consecutive days (2-day course) |
*Current practice in Morocco.
†SB, meglumine antimoniate.
‡L-AmB, liposomal amphotericin B.