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Table 4. Factors associated with a poor outcome in VL (at 6 months after VL diagnosis) in the univariate analysis.

Variables	VL Clinical outcome of VL (%)		p value
	Cure	Poor outcome
HIV infection	18/57 (32)	27/31 (87)	0.00
Drug abuse ^§	8/57 (14)	13/31 (42)	0.00
Alcohol abuse	23/57 (40)	22/31 (71)	0.01
Comorbidity	12/57 (21)	13/31 (42)	0.09
Malnutrition	20/57 (35)	17/31 (58)	0.12
Bleeding	9/57 (16)	10/31 (32)	0.10
Hypotension	5/57 (9)	7/31 (23)	0.10
Previous VL episode	15/31 (71)	6/21 (28)	0.00
Median percentage of neutrophils (IR)	48 (42–56)	59 (49–68)	0.00
Median platelet count (IR), cells/L	9.9(6.8–12.6×10⁴)	10.1(5.5–16.6×10⁴)	0.19

VL: visceral leishmaniasis IR: 25–75% interquartile range.

^§

in all cases, refers to the use of inhaled drugs derived from cocaine.