Re-emergence of visceral leishmaniasis in Gujarat, India

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 230-232

  Sharma, Umakant ^a   Redhu, Naresh Singh ^a   Mathur, Purva ^a   Singh, Sarman ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Gujarat; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; LABORATORY TEST; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; INDIA; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548455893     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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