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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Carrasco-Antón, Nerea ; López-Medrano, Francisco ; Fernández-Ruiz, Mario ; Carrillo, Eugenia ; Moreno, Javier ; ... More +
Carrasco-Antón, Nerea ; López-Medrano, Francisco ; Fernández-Ruiz, Mario ; Carrillo, Eugenia ; Moreno, Javier ; García-Reyne, Ana ; Pérez-Ayala, Ana ; Rodríguez-Ferrero, María Luisa ; Lumbreras, Carlos ; San-Juan, Rafael ; Alvar, Jorge ; Aguado, José María Less -
Description:
During a visceral leishmaniasis outbreak in an area of Madrid, Spain, the incidence of disease among solid organ transplant recipients was 10.3% (7/68). Being a black person from sub-Saharan Africa, undergoing transplantation during the outbreak, and residing <1,000 m from the epidemic focus were risk factors for posttransplant visceral leishmaniasis.
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Environmental Factors As Key Determinants For Visceral Leishmaniasis In Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, Madrid, Spain
Epidemiology
Leishmania Infantum
Leishmaniasis
Parasites
Risk Factors
Solid Organ Transplant
Solid Organ Transplantation
Spain
Switzerland
Urban Outbreak
Vector-borne Infections
Visceral Leishmaniasis

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 23(7):1155-1159.
Pubmed ID:
28628447
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC5512489
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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