Early Clinical Manifestations Associated with Death from Visceral Leishmaniasis
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Early Clinical Manifestations Associated with Death from Visceral Leishmaniasis
BACKGROUND In Brazil, lethality from visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is high and few studies have addressed prognostic factors. This historical cohort study was designed to investigate the prognostic factors for death from VL in Belo Horizonte (Brazil). METHODOLOGY The analysis was based on data of the Reportable Disease Information System-SINAN (Brazilian Ministry of Health) relating to the clin...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1935-2735
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001511