Risk factors for adverse prognosis and death in American visceral leishmaniasis: a meta-analysis.

• Main Authors: Vinícius Silva Belo (Author), Claudio José Struchiner (Author), David Soeiro Barbosa (Author), Bruno Warlley Leandro Nascimento (Author), Marco Aurélio Pereira Horta (Author), Eduardo Sérgio da Silva (Author), Guilherme Loureiro Werneck (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>In the current context of high fatality rates associated with American visceral leishmaniasis (VL), the appropriate use of prognostic factors to identify patients at higher risk of unfavorable outcomes represents a potential tool for clinical practice. This systematic...