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HIV/AIDS
Data on HIV/AIDS detailed by L. Lachaud and co-authors
February 17th, 2009
According to a study from Canada, "Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is an opportunistic infection that can occur among patients infected with human immunodeficieny virus type 1 (HIV-1) in areas where both infections are endemic. Highly active antiretroviral therapy has decreased the incidence of VL in southern Europe among HIV-1-infected patients, but VL is still observed among patients with low CD4 cell counts, and most coinfected patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy experienced relapse, despite initial treatment with liposomal amphotericin B. Through long-term monitoring of VL in 10 patients with HIV-1 infection and/or AIDS, we compared parasite strains derived from primary...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-02-17)
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