Visceral Leishmaniasis/HIV co-infection in northeast Brazil: evaluation of outcome

Since the beginning of the HIV burden, Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL)/HIV co-infection has been diagnosed not only in areas where VL is endemic (Latin America, India, Asia, Southern Europe), but also in North America, were it is considered an opportunistic disease. Clinical presentation, diagnostic tes...

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Main Authors: Lara Gurgel Fernandes Távora, Marina Bizerril Nogueira, Sofia Teixeira Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867015001439