HIV/AIDS-related visceral leishmaniasis: a clinical and epidemiological description of visceral leishmaniasis in northern Brazil

HIV/AIDS-related visceral leishmaniasis: a clinical and epidemiological description of visceral leishmaniasis in northern Brazil

Introduction: This study aimed to describe the main features of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), both related to and independent of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, in patients who were registered in Tocantins, Brazil. Methods: Data from 1,779 new patients with VL, 33 of whom were also in...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Cordenonzi Pedroso de Albuquerque, Iatan Rezende Mendonça, Polyana Nascimento Cardoso, Leonardo Rodrigo Baldaçara, Myrlena Regina Machado Mescouto Borges, Joelma da Costa Borges, Maria Cristina da Silva Pranchevicius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2014-01-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Visceral leishmaniasis
Epidemiology
Public health
HIV-related visceral leishmaniasis
Urbanization
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