A case of visceral leishmaniasis and pulmonary tuberculosis in a post-partum woman

Visceral leishmaniasis due to Leishmania infantum is a vector-borne zoonotic disease transmitted by sand fly bites endemic in rural or periurban areas of the Mediterranean basin. Pregnancy is accompanied by changes in immune response, mainly a decrease in cellular immunity and a proportional increa...

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Main Authors: Claudia Colomba, Lucia Adamoli, Marcello Trizzino, Lucia Siracusa, Silvia Bonura, Manlio Tolomeo, Massimo Cajozzo, Giovanni Maurizio Giammanco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-04-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S120197121401738X