HIV and visceral leishmaniasis coinfection in Bihar, India: an underrecognized and underdiagnosed threat against elimination.
Burza, Sakib;
Mahajan, Raman;
Sanz, Marta Gonzalez;
Sunyoto, Temmy;
Kumar, Ranjeet;
Mitra, Gaurab;
Lima, María Angeles;
(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: https://doi.org/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.
