Following successful anti-leishmanial treatment, neutrophil counts, CD10 expression and phagocytic capacity remain reduced in visceral leishmaniasis patients co-infected with HIV.

Following successful anti-leishmanial treatment, neutrophil counts, CD10 expression and phagocytic capacity remain reduced in visceral leishmaniasis patients co-infected with HIV.

Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) patients co-infected with HIV (VL/HIV patients) experience frequent treatment failures, VL relapses, opportunistic infections, and higher mortality. Their immune system remains profoundly suppressed after clinical cure and they maintain higher parasite load. This is in co...

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Main Authors: Yegnasew Takele, Emebet Adem, Tadele Mulaw, Ingrid Müller, James Anthony Cotton, Pascale Kropf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-08-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010681

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010681

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