Prevalence of malaria as co-infection in HIV-infected individuals in a malaria endemic area of southeastern Nigeria

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 250-254

  Onyenekwe, C C ^a   Ukibe, N ^a   Meludu, S C ^a   Ilika, A ^a   Aboh, N ^a   Ofiaeli, N ^a   Ezaeni, M ^a   Onochie, A ^a  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic; Endemic; HIV; Malaria; Prevalence; Symptomatic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MORTALITY; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; SCREENING TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 36849012707     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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