Prognostic factors and scoring system for death from visceral leishmaniasis: an historical cohort study in Brazil.

• Main Authors: Wendel Coura-Vital (Author), Valdelaine Etelvina Miranda de Araújo (Author), Ilka Afonso Reis (Author), Frederico Figueiredo Amancio (Author), Alexandre Barbosa Reis (Author), Mariângela Carneiro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In Brazil, case-fatality rates attributable to visceral leishmaniasis (VL) are high and knowledge of the risk factors associated with death may help reduce mortality. The aim of this study was to construct and validate a scoring system for prognosis of death from VL by using all cases reported in Br...