From infection to death: an overview of the pathogenesis of Visceral Leishmaniasis

CHN Costa, KP Chang, DL Costa, FVM Cunha - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Kala-azar, also known as visceral leishmaniasis (VL), is a disease caused by Leishmania
infantum and L. donovani. Patients experience symptoms such as fever, weight loss …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors for in-hospital mortality from visceral leishmaniasis: A case-control study

IV Oliveira-Sena, GL Werneck - Journal of infection and public health, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The timely identification of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) patients with a higher risk
of death is essential for meeting the target of reducing case-fatality rates in the Americas …

Assessment of liver function test and associated factors among visceral leishmaniasis patients attending university of gondar leishmaniasis research and treatment …

HT Endale, TA Mengstie, DD Dawit, R Mohammed… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is one of the major public health burden, mainly
distributed throughout tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Among the Sub-Saharan …

[HTML][HTML] Predictors of relapse of visceral leishmaniasis in inner São Paulo State, Brazil

JC Simão, C Victória, CMCB Fortaleza - International Journal of Infectious …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is a public health threat for several tropical countries,
including Brazil. Therapy failures and relapses aggravate VL morbidity and mortality. Our …

In-silico screening and validation of high-affinity tetra-peptide inhibitor of Leishmania donovani O-acetyl serine sulfhydrylase (OASS)

V Kant, S Vijayakumar, GC Sahoo, V Ali… - Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
OASS is a specific enzyme that helps Leishmania parasite to survive the oxidative stress
condition in human macrophages. SAT C-terminal peptides in several organisms, including …

Hematological and clinical features associated with initial poor treatment outcomes in visceral leishmaniasis patients with and without HIV coinfection in Gondar …

M Ademe, Y Osorio, R Howe, S Atnafu… - Tropical Medicine and …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ethiopia is among the countries with a high leishmaniasis burden. In this retrospective
review, we aimed to determine hematological and clinical features associated with initial …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical and laboratory findings of visceral leishmaniasis in children hospitalized in Mashhad, Northeastern Iran: a twenty-year retrospective study

SA Shamsian, F Abdolmajid, R Alinezhad… - Iranian Journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Over the last decade, a few cases of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) have been
reported in some provinces of northeastern Iran. We aimed to investigate clinical and …

[HTML][HTML] Subclinical signs of podocyte injury associated with Circulating Anodic Antigen (CAA) in Schistosoma mansoni-infected patients in Brazil

MS Sousa, GC Meneses, GJ Dam… - Revista da Sociedade …, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
Background: The long-term effects of schistosomiasis on the glomerulus may contribute to
the development of chronic kidney disease. This study aimed to investigate baseline …

[HTML][HTML] Protozoa and endocrine dysfunction

AO Ogbera, E Anaba - 2021 - europepmc.org
Protozoa are parasitic organisms that are among the most important pathogens worldwide.
They are classified into four groups and in infected persons, the disease process may be …

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MS Sousa, GC Meneses… - M., Gal ao …, 2023 - scholarlypublications …
Background: The long-term effects of schistosomiasis on the glomerulus may contribute to
the development of chronic kidney disease. This study aimed to investigate baseline …