The isolation of Leishmania donovani MON-18, from an AIDS patient in Portugal: possible needle transmission.
The spread of HIV infection into leishmaniasis endemic areas has increased the incidence of immunosupressed patients with kalaazar in Portugal. The dermotropic zymodeme MON-24 of leishmania infantum has been already isolated from a Portuguese AIDS patient, as in some other Mediterranean countries. In this paper we report the isolation of L. donovani MON-18 from a drug addicted Portuguese patient with clinical visceral leishmaniasis and AIDS, that suggests a mechanically transmitted infection by the use of a shared needle or syringe.
Campino
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Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT), Lisboa, Portugal.
Santos-Gomes
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Pratlong
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Dedet
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JP
Abranches
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007893:Leishmania donovani / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D008297:Male; D016485:Needle Sharing / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011174:Portugal / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications*