Collin, S

Davidson, R

Davies, C

Keus, K

Kipngetich, S

Melaku, Y

Ritmeijer, K

We analyzed data obtained from 3365 patients with kala-azar (KA) or post-KA dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) treated by Medecins Sans Frontieres-Holland in south Sudan from October 1998-May 2002. Patients were malnourished (median body mass index [BMI], 15.5; median weight for height [WFH], 75.5%) and anemic (median hemoglobin (Hb) level, 8.5 g/dL). The proportion of patients with primary KA who were children 850 mg per day did not decrease the chances of survival. Risk factors for death among adults were age &gt; or =45 years (odds ratio [OR], 4.6), malnutrition (BMI, or =5 months; OR, 2.3). Risk factors for death among children and adolescents were ageWe analyzed data obtained from 3365 patients with kala-azar (KA) or post-KA dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) treated by Medecins Sans Frontieres-Holland in south Sudan from October 1998-May 2002. Patients were malnourished (median body mass index [BMI], 15.5; median weight for height [WFH], 75.5%) and anemic (median hemoglobin (Hb) level, 8.5 g/dL). The proportion of patients with primary KA who were children 850 mg per day did not decrease the chances of survival. Risk factors for death among adults were age &gt; or =45 years (odds ratio [OR], 4.6), malnutrition (BMI, or =5 months; OR, 2.3). Risk factors for death among children and adolescents were ag

Conflict and kala-azar: determinants of adverse outcomes of kala-azar among patients in southern Sudan

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