Outcomes of visceral leishmaniasis in pregnancy: A retrospective cohort study from South Sudan.

• Main Authors: Judith E Pekelharing (Author), Francis Gatluak (Author), Tim Harrison (Author), Fernando Maldonado (Author), M Ruby Siddiqui (Author), Koert Ritmeijer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION:Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is endemic in South Sudan, where outbreaks occur frequently. Because of changes in the immune system during pregnancy, pregnant women are considered particularly vulnerable for developing complications of VL disease, including opportunistic infections. There...