Clinical features and epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis and Leishmania major/HIV co-infection in Cameroon: Results of a large cross-sectional study

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 137-142

  Ngouateu, Omer Bébé ^a,b,c,d   Kollo, Pierre ^b   Ravel, Christophe ^e   Dereure, Jacques ^e   Kamtchouing, Pierre ^a   Same Ekobo, Albert ^f   Von Stebut, Esther ^c   Maurer, Marcus ^d   Dondji, Blaise ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b Mokolo District Hospital   (Cameroon)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^e UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY OF DOUALA   (Cameroon)

^g CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Clinical features; Co infection; Cutaneous leishmaniasis; HIV; Leishmania major

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; METRONIDAZOLE; RNA POLYMERASE II;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOOR TO DOOR SURVEY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2 INFECTION; INFANT; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIXED INFECTION; PARASITE ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN LEISHMANIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; CAMEROON; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV-1; HIV-2; HUMANS; INFANT; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; LEISHMANIA MAJOR;

EID: 84857063791     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: 18783503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2011.10.012     Document Type: Article

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