title: Diagnosis and Treatment of Leishmaniasis: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH).
abstract: It is important to realize that leishmaniasis guidelines cannot always account for individual variation among patients. They are not intended to supplant physician judgment with respect to particular patients or special clinical situations. The IDSA and ASTMH consider adherence to these guidelines to be voluntary, with the ultimate determinations regarding their application to be made by the physician in the light of each patient's individual circumstances.
authors.affiliation: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: Naomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aronson
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Barbara L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Herwaldt
authors.affiliation: McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Libman
authors.affiliation: University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pearson
authors.affiliation: Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Rogelio
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lopez-Velez
authors.affiliation: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Weina
authors.affiliation: Gonçalo Moniz Research Center, FIOCRUZ, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
authors.forename: Edgar M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.affiliation: Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
authors.forename: Moshe
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ephros
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil.
authors.forename: Selma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jeronimo
authors.affiliation: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Magill
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: cutaneous leishmaniasis; immunocompromised host; leishmaniasis diagnostic testing; mucosal leishmaniasis; visceral leishmaniasis