Comparison of serum cytokine levels in symptomatic and asymptomatic HIV-Leishmania coinfected individuals from a Brazilian visceral leishmaniasis endemic area.

Comparison of serum cytokine levels in symptomatic and asymptomatic HIV-Leishmania coinfected individuals from a Brazilian visceral leishmaniasis endemic area.

<h4>Background</h4>Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) remains an important infectious disease worldwide. VL-HIV coinfected individuals can present with atypical clinical forms of VL and have a high risk of VL relapse. Some cytokines have been described as potential markers to diagnose active VL...

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Main Authors: Diego Lins Guedes, Elis Dionísio da Silva, Maria Carolina Accioly Brelaz Castro, Walter Lins Barbosa Júnior, Ana Victoria Ibarra-Meneses, Achilleas Tsoumanis, Wim Adriaensen, Johan van Griensven, Valéria Rêgo Alves Pereira, Zulma Maria de Medeiros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-06-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010542

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010542

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