Epidemiologic, clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of visceral leishmaniasis in renal transplant recipients: experience from thirty cases

BACKGROUND: Visceral leishmaniasis is a disease caused by the protozoan Leishmania sp. and is transmitted by Lutzomyia longipalpis (sand fly). In renal transplant recipients, visceral leishmaniasis causes severe damage to the liver, spleen, and hematopoietic system, as well as poor outcomes for pati...

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Autores principales: Silva, Avelar Alves de, Silva Filho, Álvaro Pacheco E, Sesso, Ricardio de Castro Cinta, Esmeraldo, Ronaldo de Matos, Oliveira, Cláudia Maria Costa de, Fernandes, Paula Frassinetti Castelo Branco Camurca, Oliveira, Rodrigo Alves de, Silva, Leila Silveira Veira de, Carvalho, Valencio Pereira de, Costa, Carlos Henrique Nery, Andrade, Jesusmar Ximenes, Silva, Diana Marisa Barros da, Chaves, Roosevelt Valente
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4381535/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25877483
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-0852-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4381535/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25877483
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-0852-9

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