Prevalence, features and risk factors for malaria co-infections amongst visceral leishmaniasis patients from Amudat Hospital, Uganda.

• Main Authors: Erika van den Bogaart (Author), Marieke M Z Berkhout (Author), Emily R Adams (Author), Pètra F Mens (Author), Elizabeth Sentongo (Author), Dawson B Mbulamberi (Author), Masja Straetemans (Author), Henk D F H Schallig (Author), Francois Chappuis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY: Due to geographic overlap of malaria and visceral leishmaniasis (VL), co-infections may exist but have been poorly investigated. To describe prevalence, features and risk factors for VL-malaria co-infections, a case-control analysis was conducted on data collected at Amud...