Prevalence and determinants of asymptomatic Leishmania infection in HIV-infected individuals living within visceral leishmaniasis endemic areas of Bihar, India.

• Main Authors: Raman Mahajan (Author), Sophie I Owen (Author), Shiril Kumar (Author), Krishna Pandey (Author), Shahwar Kazmi (Author), Vikash Kumar (Author), Emily R Adams (Author), Amit Harshana (Author), Sakib Burza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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People living with HIV (PLHIV) have an increased risk of developing visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and poor outcomes compared to HIV negative individuals. Here, we aim to establish the prevalence and determinants of asymptomatic Leishmania infection (ALI) in a cohort of PLHIV in Bihar, India. We hoped...