Addressing a clinical challenge: guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of leishmaniasis.
editorial · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 28385152.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1186/s12916-017-0843-3 and PMC identifier 5383994.
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Abstract
Leishmaniasis is a chronic intracellular parasitic infection that travelers, immigrants, deployed military personnel, and refugees from endemic global areas acquire from the bite of infected sand flies and carry with them, including to non-endemic countries where leishmaniasis may be an unfamiliar illness to medical providers. This commentary discusses the first clinical practice guidelines produced by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene for the diagnosis and management of leishmaniasis, targeted for clinicians in North America.
Medical subject headings
- Leishmaniasis