Determinants for progression from asymptomatic infection to symptomatic visceral leishmaniasis: A cohort study.

BACKGROUND:Asymptomatic Leishmania donovani infections outnumber clinical presentations, however the predictors for development of active disease are not well known. We aimed to identify serological, immunological and genetic markers for progression from L. donovani infection to clinical Visceral Le...

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Main Authors: Jaya Chakravarty, Epco Hasker, Sangeeta Kansal, Om Prakash Singh, Paritosh Malaviya, Abhishek Kumar Singh, Ankita Chourasia, Toolika Singh, Medhavi Sudarshan, Akhil Pratap Singh, Bhawana Singh, Rudra Pratap Singh, Bart Ostyn, Michaela Fakiola, Albert Picado, Joris Menten, Jenefer M Blackwell, Mary E Wilson, David Sacks, Marleen Boelaert, Shyam Sundar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6453476?pdf=render