Leishmania and HIV co-infection: first naturally Leishmania strain presenting decreased susceptibility to miltefosine, recovered from a patient in Portugal

• Glavni autori: Ana Isabel Pinto (Autor), Cátia Caldas (Autor), Nuno Santarém (Autor), Sara Luelmo (Autor), Inês Costa (Autor), Carlos Martins (Autor), Ricardo Monteiro (Autor), Sílvia Conde (Autor), Raquel Tavares (Autor), Anabela Cordeiro da Silva (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Elsevier, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Background: In Europe, up to 70% of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) cases occurring in adults living with HIV. People living with HIV with VL co-infection often display persistent parasitemia, requiring chronic intermittent anti-Leishmania therapies. Consequently, frequent VL relapses and higher mortali...