Use of Pentamidine As Secondary Prophylaxis to Prevent Visceral Leishmaniasis Relapse in HIV Infected Patients, the First Twelve Months of a Prospective Cohort Study.

Use of Pentamidine As Secondary Prophylaxis to Prevent Visceral Leishmaniasis Relapse in HIV Infected Patients, the First Twelve Months of a Prospective Cohort Study.

<h4>Background</h4>Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has become an important opportunistic infection in persons with HIV-infection in VL-endemic areas. The co-infection leads to profound immunosuppression and high rate of annual VL recurrence. This study assessed the effectiveness, safety and...

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Principais autores: Ermias Diro, Koert Ritmeijer, Marleen Boelaert, Fabiana Alves, Rezika Mohammed, Charles Abongomera, Raffaella Ravinetto, Maaike De Crop, Helina Fikre, Cherinet Adera, Robert Colebunders, Harry van Loen, Joris Menten, Lutgarde Lynen, Asrat Hailu, Johan van Griensven
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
coleção:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Acesso em linha:https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0004087&type=printable

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