Low sensitivity of peripheral blood smear for diagnosis of subclinical visceral leishmaniasis in human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected patients.
The peripheral blood smear is an easy method for the diagnosis of symptomatic visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected patients. However, its efficiency in diagnosing subclinical VL remains unknown. In this study, Leishmania amastigotes were seen in blood smears from 1 of 13 HIV-1-positive individuals with subclinical VL. This shows that this procedure is not suitable for subclinical-VL diagnosis.
Delgado
J
J
Viral Hepatitis & AIDS Study Group, Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, Seville, Spain. iaguado@cica.es
Pineda
J A
JA
Macías
J
J
Regordán
C
C
Gallardo
J A
JA
Leal
M
M
Sanchez-Quijano
A
A
Lissen
E
E
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018512:Parasitemia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity