Risk Factors for Death from Visceral Leishmaniasis in an Urban Area of Brazil.

• Main Authors: Angelita F Druzian (Author), Albert S de Souza (Author), Diogo N de Campos (Author), Julio Croda (Author), Minoru G Higa (Author), Maria Elizabeth C Dorval (Author), Mauricio A Pompilio (Author), Polliana A de Oliveira (Author), Anamaria M M Paniago (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Over the last three decades, the epidemiological profile of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has changed with epidemics occurring in large urban centers of Brazil, an increase in HIV/AIDS co-infection, and a significant increase in mortality. The objective of this study was to identify the ris...