Nutritional status and vitamin A and zinc levels in patients with kala-azar in Piauí, Brazil
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Malnutrition and kala-azar (or visceral leishmaniasis) are significant public health problems in different parts of the world. Immunity and susceptibility to infectious and parasitic diseases are directly linked to the host’s nutritional state, but little is known about the in...
Published in: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
2021
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0800-2020 https://doaj.org/article/c1a24d7485574e9f9b75b98c55423413 |