Addressing a clinical challenge: Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of leishmaniasis

Naomi E. Aronson

doi:10.1186/s12916-017-0843-3

Addressing a clinical challenge: Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of leishmaniasis

Naomi E. Aronson^*

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	76
Journal	BMC Medicine
Volume	15
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-017-0843-3
State	Published - 7 Apr 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Clinical practice guidelines
Diagnosis
Leishmaniasis
Treatment

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