Human African Trypanosomiasis and human immunodeficiency virus co-infection in Western Kenya

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 20-23

  Matete, G O ^a,b   Kajejo, O A ^c  

^a UON   (Kenya)

^b KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c Alupe Sub District Hospital   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE COURSE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; KENYA; MASS SCREENING; PARASITOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TRYPANOSOMA RHODESIENSE; VIROLOGY; VIRUS LOAD;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENDEMIC DISEASES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HIV-1; HIV-2; HUMANS; KENYA; MASS SCREENING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 26944432386     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v82i1.9289     Document Type: Article

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