Use of Pentamidine As Secondary Prophylaxis to Prevent Visceral Leishmaniasis Relapse in HIV Infected Patients, the First Twelve Months of a Prospective Cohort Study.

• Main Authors: Ermias Diro (Author), Koert Ritmeijer (Author), Marleen Boelaert (Author), Fabiana Alves (Author), Rezika Mohammed (Author), Charles Abongomera (Author), Raffaella Ravinetto (Author), Maaike De Crop (Author), Helina Fikre (Author), Cherinet Adera (Author), Robert Colebunders (Author), Harry van Loen (Author), Joris Menten (Author), Lutgarde Lynen (Author), Asrat Hailu (Author), Johan van Griensven (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has become an important opportunistic infection in persons with HIV-infection in VL-endemic areas. The co-infection leads to profound immunosuppression and high rate of annual VL recurrence. This study assessed the effectiveness, safety and feasibility of month...