Prevalence of HIV and associated factors among visceral leishmaniasis cases in an endemic area of Northeast Brazil
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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52: e20180257, 2019. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
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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Asunto principal:
Infecciones por VIH
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Leishmaniasis Visceral
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de prevalencia
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Niño
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Child, preschool
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina Tropical
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Universidade Federal de Alagoas/BR
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Universidade Federal de Sergipe/BR
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Universidade Tiradentes/BR
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