HIV and visceral leishmaniasis coinfection in Bihar, India: an underrecognized and underdiagnosed threat against elimination.
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Burza, SakibMahajan, Raman
Sanz, Marta Gonzalez
Sunyoto, Temmy
Kumar, Ranjeet
Mitra, Gaurab
Lima, María Angeles
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Medecins Sans FrontieresIssue Date
2014-08-15
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Clinical Infectious Diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of AmericaAbstract
Although human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and visceral leishmaniasis coinfection is recognized as a major public health challenge in Africa, data regarding the prevalence in India are very limited. Consecutive HIV screening of 2077 patients aged ≥14 years with confirmed visceral leishmaniasis in Bihar, eastern India, found that 5.6% were HIV positive, including 2.4% with newly diagnosed HIV infection.Publisher
Oxford University PressPubMed ID
24814660Additional Links
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1537-6591ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1093/cid/ciu333
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