Varied spectrum of clinical presentation and mortality in a prospective registry of visceral leishmaniasis in a low endemicity area of Northern Italy

Table 1 VL cases, first episodes and recurrences

	Cause for immunocompromise	Patients	Total episodes	Recurring episodes
Immunocompetent		17	18	1
Immunocompromised		19	28	9
	HIV	10	15	5
	non-HIV	9	13	4
Subtotal		36	46	10
Children		19	19	0
Total		55	65	10

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