Prognostic factors for mortality among patients with visceral leishmaniasis in East Africa: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

• Главные авторы: Charles Abongomera (Автор), Saskia van Henten (Автор), Florian Vogt (Автор), Jozefien Buyze (Автор), Kristien Verdonck (Автор), Johan van Griensven (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a vector-borne disease that is deadly if left untreated. Understanding which factors have prognostic value may help to focus clinical management and reduce case fatality. However, information about prognostic factors is scattered and conflicting. We conducte...