Predictive models for the diagnostic of human visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil.

• Main Authors: Tália S Machado de Assis (Author), Ana Rabello (Author), Guilherme L Werneck (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background and objectives</h4>In Brazil, as in many other affected countries, a large proportion of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) occurs in remote locations and treatment is often performed on basis of clinical suspicion. This study aimed at developing predictive models to help with th...