Leishmania major and HIV co-infection in Burkina Faso.
The incidence of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) has increased in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso since 1996. A study was carried out from September to November 2000 to determine the impact of HIV on this outbreak. Of 74 CL patients, 10 were co-infected with HIV. The percentage of CL in patients positive for HIV was slightly higher than the percentage of HIV patients in Ouagadougou. However, the study showed that HIV infection did not increase the risk of CL infection.
Guiguemdé
Robert T
RT
Service de Parasitologie, Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Sawadogo
Oumar S
OS
Bories
Christian
C
Traore
Kadidiatou L
KL
Nezien
Désiré
D
Nikiema
Laetitia
L
Pratlong
Francine
F
Marty
Pierre
P
Houin
René
R
Deniau
Michéle
M
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D002050:Burkina Faso / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D018320:Leishmania major; D016773:Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies