INVESTIGADORES
DOLCINI Guillermina Laura
artículos
Título:
High HIV-Trypanosoma cruzi coinfection levels in vulnerable populations in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Autor/es:
BENCHETRIT A; ANDREANI G; AVILA MM; ROSSI D; BENETUCCI J; CASCO R; LOSSO M; CAHN P; DE RISSIO AM; WEISSENBACHER M; MARTINEZ PERALTA L; DOLCINI G
Revista:
AIDS RESEARCH AND HUMAN RETROVIRUSES
Editorial:
MARY ANN LIEBERT INC
Referencias:
Lugar: New York; Año: 2017 vol. 33 p. 330 - 331
ISSN:
0889-2229
Resumen:
The coinfection with Tripanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) and HIV is a relevant clinical event. The goal of this study was to establish the frequency of coinfection in at-risk populations for HIV infection from Argentina. A total of 280 HIV positive serum samples from HIV seroprevalence studies in HIV at-risk groups were tested for T.cruzi infection. Of those samples, 8 were positive for T. cruzi (coinfection rate: 2.9%); 6 of them came from HIV positive intravenous drug users (IDUs) (rate: 7.8%). In view of these results, all HIV infected patients in Argentina should undergo T. cruzi diagnosis, especially IDUs.
