Environmental Factors as Key Determinants for Visceral Leishmaniasis in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, Madrid, Spain.

ABSTRACT: During a visceral leishmaniasis outbreak in an area of Madrid, Spain, the incidence of disease among solid organ transplant recipients was 10.3% (7/68). Being a black person from sub-Saharan Africa, undergoing transplantation during the outbreak, and residing <1,000 m from the epidemic focus were risk factors for posttransplant visceral leishmaniasis.

SUBMITTER: Carrasco-Anton N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5512489 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature