Infection of sand flies by humans coinfected with Leishmania infantum and human immunodeficiency virus

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-53

  Molina, Ricardo ^a   Lohse, Jean M ^a   Pulido, Federico ^b   Laguna, Fernando ^c   López Vélez, Rogelio ^d   Alvar, Jorge ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE CONTROL; EUROPE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHLEBOTOMUS; SUPERINFECTION; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ANIMALIA; ARACHNIDA; HEXAPODA; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PHLEBOTOMUS PERNICIOSUS; PROTOZOA; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0032898246     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.51     Document Type: Article

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