Clinical survey of Leishmania/HIV co-infection in Catania, Italy: The impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 97, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Russo, R ^a   Nigro, L ^a   Panarello, G ^a   Montineri, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; ANTILEISHMANIAL AGENT; ANTIMONY DERIVATIVE;

CLINICAL FEATURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LEISHMANIA; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARASITOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RELAPSE; REVIEW; SUPERINFECTION; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PROTOZOA; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0344826471     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/000349803225002624     Document Type: Review

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