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HIV/AIDS-associated visceral leishmaniasis in patients from an endemic area in Central-west Brazil

An increase in morbidity associated with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS patients has been described in Africa and the Mediterranean. Despite the high endemicity of VL and HIV-1/AIDS in Brazil, this association has not been thoroughly investigated. Our aim was...

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Main Authors: Priscilla Alexandrino-de-Oliveira, Joanna Reis Santos-Oliveira, Maria Elizabeth Cavalheiros Dorval, Francisco das Chagas Brandão Da-Costa, Gracy Regina Oliveira Leite Pereira, Rivaldo Venâncio da Cunha, Anamaria Mello Miranda Paniago, Alda Maria Da-Cruz
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2010-08-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
HIV/AIDS
opportunistic infection
Brazil
visceral leishmaniasis
intravenous drug users
recurrence
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762010000500016
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