Strong Association between Serological Status and Probability of Progression to Clinical Visceral Leishmaniasis in Prospective Cohort Studies in India and Nepal

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 19-

  Hasker, Epco ^a   Malaviya, Paritosh ^b   Gidwani, Kamlesh ^b,c   Picado, Albert ^d   Ostyn, Bart ^a   Kansal, Sangeeta ^b   Singh, Rudra Pratap ^b   Singh, Om Prakash ^b   Chourasia, Ankita ^b   Kumar Singh, Abhishek ^b   Shankar, Ravi ^b   Wilson, Mary E ^e   Khanal, Basudha ^f   Rijal, Suman ^f   Boelaert, Marleen ^a   Sundar, Shyam ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; NEPAL; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD; CHILD; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; IMMUNOLOGY; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CARRIER STATE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893800862     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002657     Document Type: Article

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