Visceral Leishmaniasis in pregnancy and vertical transmission: A systematic literature review on the therapeutic orphans.

• Main Authors: Prabin Dahal (Author), Sauman Singh-Phulgenda (Author), Brittany J Maguire (Author), Eli Harriss (Author), Koert Ritmeijer (Author), Fabiana Alves (Author), Philippe J Guerin (Author), Piero L Olliaro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Reports on the occurrence and outcome of Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) in pregnant women is rare in published literature. The occurrence of VL in pregnancy is not systematically captured and cases are rarely followed-up to detect consequences of infection and treatment o...