Leishmaniasis Risk Factors
New findings in leishmaniasis risk factors described by Y. Mueller and co-researchers
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, September 8th, 2009
Fresh data on leishmaniasis are presented in the report 'Risk factors for in-hospital mortality of visceral leishmaniasis patients in eastern Uganda.' According to recent research from Geneva, Switzerland, "To identify risk factors for in-hospital mortality in patients treated for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in Uganda. Retrospective analysis of VL patients' clinical data collected for project monitoring by Medecins Sans Frontieres in Amudat, eastern Uganda."
"Between 2000 and 2005, of 3483 clinically suspect patients, 53% were confirmed with primary VL. Sixty-two per cent were children <16 years of age with a male/female ratio of 2.2. The overall case-fatality rate...
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