Prevalence of HIV and associated factors among visceral leishmaniasis cases in an endemic area of Northeast Brazil

Prevalence of HIV and associated factors among visceral leishmaniasis cases in an endemic area of Northeast Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION Cases of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and HIV co-infection have increased worldwide. We investigated the prevalence of HIV and associated factors among VL patients in Sergipe state, Brazil. METHODS We conducted a population-based study of all cases of VL and HIV reported in Sergipe from 1999 to 2015. RESULTS We studied a total of 917 patients; 41 (4.5%) co-infection cases were detected. VL-HIV co-infected patients were more likely to have weight loss, cough, treatment failure or loss to follow-up and death. CONCLUSIONS The prevalence of VL-HIV co-infection was high and co-infected patients were more likely to have adverse outcomes.

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Main Authors: Santos,Gardenia de Oliveira, Jesus,Nathalia Priscila Sales de, Cerqueira-Braz,Juliana Vasconcelos, Santos,Victor Santana, Lemos,Ligia Mara Dolce de
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2019
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822019000100623
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