Leishmania/HIV co-infections: Epidemiology in Europe

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 97, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Desjeux, P ^a   Alvar, J ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTILEISHMANIAL AGENT; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EUROPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOSURVEILLANCE; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; REVIEW; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEX RATIO; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; COMORBIDITY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PHLEBOTOMINAE; PROTOZOA; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0345659212     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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