Arginase activity in the blood of patients with visceral leishmaniasis and HIV infection.

• Main Authors: Yegnasew Takele (Author), Tamrat Abebe (Author), Teklu Weldegebreal (Author), Asrat Hailu (Author), Workagegnehu Hailu (Author), Zewdu Hurissa (Author), Jemal Ali (Author), Ermiyas Diro (Author), Yifru Sisay (Author), Tom Cloke (Author), Manuel Modolell (Author), Markus Munder (Author), Fabienne Tacchini-Cottier (Author), Ingrid Müller (Author), Pascale Kropf (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Visceral leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease associated with high mortality. The most important foci of visceral leishmaniasis in Ethiopia are in the Northwest and are predominantly associated with high rates of HIV co-infection. Co-infection of visceral leishmaniasis patients with HIV results in h...