Risk factors for mortality of children with zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis in Central Tunisia.

Zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (ZVL) caused by Leishmania infantum is endemic with an epidemiological profile of a paediatric disease in Tunisia. In the context of a high fatality rate, identifying risk factors for in-hospital mortality in children treated for ZVL is of major epidemiological import...

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Main Authors: Khaled Ben Helel, Mohamed Ben Rejeb, Zakia Habboul, Nizar Khattat, Houssain Mejaouel, Houyem Said-Latiri, Belhassen Kaabi, Elyes Zhioua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5747430?pdf=render