Visceral leishmaniasis in HIV-infected patients in the south of France.
Between 1989 and 1993, investigations by classical parasitological procedures of 139 HIV-infected adults living in visceral leishmaniasis (VL) endemic areas showed that 10 of them (7.2%) were positive for Leishmania (by stained smears and culture). In the same period we identified 15 VL cases in patients not infected with HIV. Thus, 40% (10/25) of our VL cases were associated with HIV infection.
Dereure
J
J
Laboratoire d'Ecologie médicale et de Pathologie parasitaire, Montpellier, France.
Reynes
J
J
Pratlong
F
F
Lamaury
I
I
Rioux
J A
JA
Janbon
F
F
Dedet
J P
JP
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged