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The isolation of Leishmania donovani mon-18, from an aids patient in Portugalpossible needle transmission
- Publication Year :
- 1994
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Abstract
- L'incidence des co-infections Leishmania/VIH augmente au Portugal depuis l'extension de l'infection VIH aux zones endémiques de kala-azar dans ce pays. Leishmania infantum MON-24, zymodème autochtone "dermo-trope", a déjà été isolé d'un cas de co-infection Leishmania/VIH au Portugal. Nous rapportons ici un cas similaire dû à L. donovani MON-18 chez un toxicomane portugais dont le mode de contamination pourrait s'expliquer par l'usage d'aiguilles ou de seringues contaminées. The spread of HIV infection into leishmaniasis endemic areas has increased the incidence of immunosupressed patients with kala-azar in Portugal.The dermotropic zymodeme MON-24 of Leishmania infantum has been already isolated from a Portuguese AIDS patient, as in some other Mediterranean countries.In this paper we report the isolation of L. donovani MON-18 from a drug addicted Portuguese patient with clinical visceral leishmaniasis and AIDS, that suggests a mechanically transmitted infection by the use of a shared needle or syringe. publishersversion published
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Kala-azar
Isolation (health care)
Veterinary (miscellaneous)
Leishmania donovani
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
parasitic diseases
Prevalence
medicine
Animals
Humans
Needle Sharing
Substance Abuse, Intravenous
Parasitologia Médica
Needle sharing
L. Donovani
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
biology
Portugal
Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
Transmission (medicine)
Leishmaniasis
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease
Virology
Zymodeme MON-18
AIDS
Infectious Diseases
Visceral leishmaniasis
Insect Science
Immunology
Leishmaniasis, Visceral
Animal Science and Zoology
Parasitology
Leishmania infantum
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- French
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....19f9eca6cfd1e4e52033bb0248f0d5bd