Prevalence and determinants of asymptomatic Leishmania infection in HIV-infected individuals living within visceral leishmaniasis endemic areas of Bihar, India.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Raman Mahajan, Sophie I Owen, Shiril Kumar, Krishna Pandey, Shahwar Kazmi, Vikash Kumar, Emily R Adams, Amit Harshana, Sakib Burza
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Azar
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010718; https://doaj.org/article/c1637f1e5c0d44958046e97be0da511a

People living with HIV (PLHIV) have an increased risk of developing visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and poor outcomes compared to HIV negative individuals. Here, we aim to establish the prevalence and determinants of asymptomatic Leishmania infection (ALI) in a cohort of PLHIV in Bihar, India. We hoped...