Prevalence of HIV and associated factors among visceral leishmaniasis cases in an endemic area of Northeast Brazil

Prevalence of HIV and associated factors among visceral leishmaniasis cases in an endemic area of Northeast Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION Cases of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and HIV co-infection have increased worldwide. We investigated the prevalence of HIV and associated factors among VL patients in Sergipe state, Brazil. METHODS We conducted a population-based study of all cases of VL and HIV reported in...

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Main Authors: Gardenia de Oliveira Santos, Nathalia Priscila Sales de Jesus, Juliana Vasconcelos Cerqueira-Braz, Victor Santana Santos, Ligia Mara Dolce de Lemos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2019-03-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Visceral leishmaniasis
HIV
Co-infection
Brazil
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