Asymptomatic Leishmania infection in HIV-positive outpatients on antiretroviral therapy in Pernambuco, Brazil.
Diego Lins GuedesAlda Maria JustoWalter Lins Barbosa JúniorElis Dionísio Da SilvaSamuel Ricarte de AquinoManoel Sebastião da Costa Lima JuniorUlísses Ramos MontarroyosGilberto Silva Nunes BezerraAmanda Virginia Batista VieiraValéria Rêgo Alves PereiraZulma Maria De MedeirosPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)
A considerable number of asymptomatic Leishmania cases were observed among HIV-positive individuals in a VL-endemic area. Given the potential impact on transmission and health costs, as well as the impact on these coinfected individuals, studies of asymptomatic Leishmania carriers can be useful for guiding public health policies in VL-endemic areas aiming to control and eliminate the disease.