Blood Parasite Load as an Early Marker to Predict Treatment Response in Visceral Leishmaniasis in Eastern Africa.

Luka VerrestAnke E KipAhmed M MusaGerard J SchooneHenk D F H SchalligJane MbuiEltahir A G KhalilBrima M YounisJoseph OloboLilian WereRobert KimutaiSéverine MonneratIsra CruzMonique WasunnaFabiana AlvesThomas P C Dorlo

Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2021)

Blood Leishmania parasite load determined by qPCR is a promising early biomarker to predict relapse in VL patients. Once optimized, it might be useful in dose finding studies of new chemical entities.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
toxoplasma gondii
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
south africa
trypanosoma cruzi