Development and external validation of a clinical prognostic score for death in visceral leishmaniasis patients in a high HIV co-infection burden area in Ethiopia.

Development and external validation of a clinical prognostic score for death in visceral leishmaniasis patients in a high HIV co-infection burden area in Ethiopia.

In Ethiopia, case fatality rates among subgroups of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) patients are high. A clinical prognostic score for death in VL patients could contribute to optimal management and reduction of these case fatality rates. We aimed to identify predictors of death from VL, and to develop...

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Main Authors: Charles Abongomera, Koert Ritmeijer, Florian Vogt, Jozefien Buyze, Zelalem Mekonnen, Henok Admassu, Robert Colebunders, Rezika Mohammed, Lutgarde Lynen, Ermias Diro, Johan van Griensven
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5459471?pdf=render

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