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CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 59, Issue 4, Pages 552-555Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu333
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Visceral leishmaniasis; kala-azar; HIV; India; prevalence
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Although human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and visceral leishmaniasis coinfection is recognized as a major public health challenge in Africa, data regarding the prevalence in India are very limited. Consecutive HIV screening of 2077 patients aged >= 14 years with confirmed visceral leishmaniasis in Bihar, eastern India, found that 5.6% were HIV positive, including 2.4% with newly diagnosed HIV infection.
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