Development and External Validation of a Clinical Prognostic Score for Death in Visceral Leishmaniasis Patients in a High HIV Co-Infection Burden Area in Ethiopia
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Abongomera, CRitmeijer, K
Vogt, F
Buyze, J
Mekonnen, Z
Admassu, H
Colebunders, R
Mohammed, R
Lynen, L
Diro, E
van Griensven, J
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2017-06-05Submitted date
2017-06-12
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PLoS ONEAbstract
In Ethiopia, case fatality rates among subgroups of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) patients are high. A clinical prognostic score for death in VL patients could contribute to optimal management and reduction of these case fatality rates. We aimed to identify predictors of death from VL, and to develop and externally validate a clinical prognostic score for death in VL patients, in a high HIV co-infection burden area in Ethiopia.Publisher
Public Library of SciencePubMed ID
28582440Language
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1932-6203ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1371/journal.pone.0178996
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