Epidemiologic surveillance of visceral leishmaniasis in Sicily, Italy

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 75-78

  Cascio, Antonio ^a   Gradoni, Luigi ^b   Scarlata, Francesco ^a   Gramiccia, Marina ^b   Giordano, Salvatore ^a   Russo, Rosario ^c   Scalone, Aldo ^b   Camma, Cesare ^d   Titone, Lucina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; AMPHOTERICIN B; MEGLUMINE;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PATIENT CARE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 0030737755     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.75     Document Type: Article

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