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

Sakib Burza ORCID logo ; Raman Mahajan ; Marta Gonzalez Sanz ; Temmy Sunyoto ; Ranjeet Kumar ; Gaurab Mitra ; María Angeles Lima ; (2014) HIV and visceral leishmaniasis coinfection in Bihar, India: an underrecognized and underdiagnosed threat against elimination. Clinical infectious diseases, 59 (4). pp. 552-555. ISSN 1058-4838 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu333
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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.
Item Type Article
ISI 342921400020
Date Deposited 23 Aug 2018 09:05

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