Risk factors for death in children with visceral leishmaniasis.

• Main Authors: Márcia Jaqueline Alves de Queiroz Sampaio (Author), Nara Vasconcelos Cavalcanti (Author), João Guilherme Bezerra Alves (Author), Mário Jorge Costa Fernandes Filho (Author), Jailson B Correia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Despite the major public health importance of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Latin America, well-designed studies to inform diagnosis, treatment and control interventions are scarce. Few observational studies address prognostic assessment in patients with VL. This study aimed to identify...