Is severe visceral leishmaniasis a systemic inflammatory response syndrome? A case control study A leishmaniose visceral grave é uma síndrome da resposta inflamatória sistêmica? Um estudo caso-controle

INTRODUCTION: The objective of the study is to identify the main risk factors for death by New World visceral leishmaniasis and establish a coherent pathogenic substrate of severe disease based on clinical findings. METHODS: Seventy-six deceased inpatients and 320 successfully treated inpatients wit...

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Main Authors: Carlos Henrique Nery Costa, Guilherme Loureiro Werneck, Dorcas Lamounier Costa, Thiago Ayres Holanda, Guilherme Brasileiro Aguiar, Aline Santos Carvalho, Janaína Costa Cavalcanti, Loryenne Santos Santos
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Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2010-08-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822010000400010