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  • Title: Prevalence of HIV and associated factors among visceral leishmaniasis cases in an endemic area of Northeast Brazil.
    Author: Santos GO, Jesus NPS, Cerqueira-Braz JV, Santos VS, Lemos LMD.
    Journal: Rev Soc Bras Med Trop; 2019 Mar 18; 52():e20180257. PubMed ID: 30892399.
    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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