Differential diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in children: a five-year retrospective study at a pediatric referral hospital
Female sex, spleen size, and leukopenia were key predictors for differentiating VL from other pediatric diseases in a referral center in the Northeast Region of Brazil.
Authors
- Rodrigo Feliciano do Carmo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9601-6995)
- Andrey Soares (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4980-6729)
- Juliana de Sales Landim
- Natiécia Gomes França
- Edilson Beserra de Alencar Filho
Institutions
- Line Corporation (Japan) (JP)
- Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-11-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-024-05160-9
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.63