A Screen-and-Treat Strategy Targeting Visceral Leishmaniasis in HIV-Infected Individuals in Endemic East African Countries: The Way Forward?
In the wake of the HIV epidemic, visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a disseminated protozoan infection caused by the Leishmania donovani complex, has been re-emerging, particularly in North Ethiopia where up to 40% of patients with VL are co-infected with HIV. Management of VL in HIV co-infection is compl...
Main Authors: | van Griensven, Johan, Diro, Ermias, Lopez-Velez, Rogelio, Ritmeijer, Koert, Boelaert, Marleen, Zijlstra, Ed E., Hailu, Asrat, Lynen, Lutgarde |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2014
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4125108/ |
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