Leishmania donovani visceral leishmaniasis diagnosed by metagenomics next-generation sequencing in an infant with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a case report

• Main Authors: Li Chang (Author), Guanglu Che (Author), Qiuxia Yang (Author), Shuyu Lai (Author), Jie Teng (Author), Jiaxin Duan (Author), Ting Liu (Author), Fang Liu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundVisceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a neglected vector-borne tropical disease caused by Leishmania donovani (L. donovani) and Leishmania infantum (L. infantum). Due to the very small dimensions of the protozoa impounded within blood cells and reticuloendothelial structure, diagnosing VL remains...