Multiple relapses of visceral leishmaniasis in a patient with HIV in India: A treatment challenge

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Patole, Shalom ^a   Burza, Sakib ^b   Varghese, George M ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

HIV infection; Relapse; Treatment; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; COTRIMOXAZOLE; EFAVIRENZ; EMTRICITABINE; MILTEFOSINE; TENOFOVIR; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; MALAISE; MALE; RELAPSE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HIV INFECTIONS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MIXED INFECTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; COINFECTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84904369974     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.02.015     Document Type: Article

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