Asymptomatic Leishmania infection in HIV-positive outpatients on antiretroviral therapy in Pernambuco, Brazil.

• Principais autores: Diego Lins Guedes (Autor), Alda Maria Justo (Autor), Walter Lins Barbosa Júnior (Autor), Elis Dionísio da Silva (Autor), Samuel Ricarte de Aquino (Autor), Manoel Sebastiao da Costa Lima Junior (Autor), Ulisses Montarroyos (Autor), Gilberto Silva Nunes Bezerra (Autor), Amanda Virginia Batista Vieira (Autor), Valéria Rêgo Alves Pereira (Autor), Zulma Maria de Medeiros (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in HIV-positive individuals is a global health problem. HIV-Leishmania coinfection worsens prognosis and mortality risk, and HIV-Leishmania coinfected individuals are more susceptible to VL relapses. Early initiation of antiretroviral therap...