Leishmaniasis: A new method for confirming cure and detecting asymptomatic infection in patients receiving immunosuppressive treatment for autoimmune disease.

• Main Authors: Laura Botana (Author), Ana Victoria Ibarra-Meneses (Author), Carmen Sanchez (Author), Belen Matia (Author), Juan Victor San Martin (Author), Javier Moreno (Author), Eugenia Carrillo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in patients receiving immunosuppressant drugs for autoimmune disease has been on the rise. It is important-but difficult-to know when cure has been achieved in these patients since the withdrawal of immunosuppressants during antileishmania treatment is commonly required,...