HIV and visceral leishmaniasis coinfection in Bihar, India: an underrecognized and underdiagnosed threat against elimination.

Authors
Burza, Sakib
Mahajan, Raman
Sanz, Marta Gonzalez
Sunyoto, Temmy
Kumar, Ranjeet
Mitra, Gaurab
Lima, María Angeles
Affiliation
Medecins Sans Frontieres
Issue Date
2014-08-15

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Journal
Clinical Infectious Diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Abstract
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 Press
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10144/336112
DOI
10.1093/cid/ciu333
PubMed ID
24814660
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http://cid.oxfordjournals.org//cgi/reprint/59/4/552?ijkey=fsDHmw5hl0ORk&keytype=ref&siteid=cid
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en
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ISSN
1537-6591
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