Incidence and persistence of asymptomatic Leishmania infection among HIV-infected patients in Trang province, Southern Thailand: A cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Leishmaniasis poses a significant health burden, particularly among immunocompromised patients. In Thailand, Leishmania infection caused by Leishmania martiniquensis and Leishmania orientalis lacks information about the incidence and risk factors among HIV-infected populations. This longitudinal cohort study aimed to investigate the incidence and persistence of Leishmania infection among HIV-infected individuals in an affected area, Trang Province, Southern Thailand. The study also identified risk factors associated with the incidence of Leishmania infection. The study enrolled 373 participants in the HIV clinic, Trang Hospital, who initially tested negative for Leishmania infection during 2015-2016, and 133 individuals initially tested positive for Leishmania infection. Thus, follow-up vi

SUBMITTER: Bualert L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11488742 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature