Visceral Leishmaniasis as an AIDS Defining Condition: Towards Consistency across WHO Guidelines
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Visceral Leishmaniasis as an AIDS Defining Condition: Towards Consistency across WHO Guidelines
Given the detrimental interaction between both pathogens, visceral leishmaniasis (VL)–HIV co-infection has been identified as one of the emerging challenges for VL control [1]. The epidemiological impact of HIV on VL was most strikingly illustrated by the effect of the HIV epidemic in VL-endemic countries in southern Europe, with HIV contributing to the re-emergence of VL. By early 2000, almost...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1935-2735
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002916