Parasite Genotypically Related to a Monoxenous Trypanosomatid of Dog's Flea Causing Opportunistic Infection in an HIV Positive Patient

Parasite Genotypically Related to a Monoxenous Trypanosomatid of Dog's Flea Causing Opportunistic Infection in an HIV Positive Patient

An HIV positive patient presenting a clinical picture of visceral leishmaniasis co-infection was submitted to a bone marrow aspiration after admission to hospital. Amastigotes forms were seen in the bone marrow aspirate and the parasite grew in culture as promastigotes. Molecular analyses showed tha...

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Main Authors: Raquel S Pacheco, Mauro CA Marzochi, Marize Q Pires, Célia MM Brito, Maria de Fátima Madeira, Elizabeth GO Barbosa-Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1998-07-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
opportunistic infection
AIDS
monoxenous trypanosomatid
minicircle
hybridization
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