Epidemiological profile and lethality of visceral leishmaniasis/human immunodeficiency virus co-infection in an endemic area in Northeast Brazil

Epidemiological profile and lethality of visceral leishmaniasis/human immunodeficiency virus co-infection in an endemic area in Northeast Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The association of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is a concern worldwide, and this co-infection is linked to increased lethality. The Northeast is the region that mostly reports cases of VL in Brazil. The knowledge of risk factors...

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Main Authors: Carolina Angélica Libório Machado, Anaiá da Paixão Sevá, Arianna Araujo Falcão Andrade e Silva, Mauricio Claudio Horta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2021-04-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Pernambuco
AIDS
Leishmania
Epidemiology
Public health
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