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SUBMITTER: Abongomera C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5848226 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Abongomera Charles C Diro Ermias E Vogt Florian F Tsoumanis Achilleas A Mekonnen Zelalem Z Admassu Henok H Colebunders Robert R Mohammed Rezika R Ritmeijer Koert K van Griensven Johan J
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 20171001 10
<h4>Background</h4>East Africa, where Leishmania donovani is prevalent, faces the highest burden world-wide of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfection. However, data on the risk and predictors of VL relapse are scarce. Such information is vital to target medical follow-up and interventions to those at highest risk.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a retrospective cohort study at a Médecins Sans Frontières-supported health center in northwest Ethiopia. We include ...[more]