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.
Service de Parasitologie, Faculté des Sciences de la Santé, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Robert T
RT
Guiguemdé
Oumar S
OS
Sawadogo
Christian
C
Bories
Kadidiatou L
KL
Traore
Désiré
D
Nezien
Laetitia
L
Nikiema
Francine
F
Pratlong
Pierre
P
Marty
René
R
Houin
Michéle
M
Deniau
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