Baseline Data.

SSG = sodium stibogluconate (20 mg/kg/day for 30 days); PM = paromomycin sulphate (20 mg/kg/day for 21 days); SSG & PM Combination treatment (SSG at 20 mg/kg/day plus PM at 15 mg/kg/day for 17 days);aPatients 4–17 years old were classified as children and patients 18–60 years old were classified as adults.bThese are presented as mean (SD).cClassification based on World Health Organization child growth standards in patients ≤19 years or using body mass index in those ≥20 years.d340 out of 386, 203 out of 205, and 335 out of 381 patients were tested for HIV in the SSG, PM and SSG & PM arms respectively.