Biomarkers of the early response to treatment of visceral leishmaniasis: A prospective cohort study.

Simone S LimaDébora Cavalcante BrazVladimir Costa SilvaTeresinha J C FariasDanielle Alves ZacariasJailthon Carlos da SilvaCarlos Henrique Nery CostaDorcas Lamounier Costa

Published in: Parasite immunology (2020)

The plasma cytokines IL-6, IL-10 and IL-8 were demonstrated to be excellent markers of the early response to VL treatment and if tested before the 7th day, will likely prove to be better than fever measurement.

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combination therapy