High HIV-Trypanosoma cruzi coinfection in vulnerable populations in Buenos Aires, Argentina

ANDREANI, G.; DE RISSIO, A.; DOLCINI, G.; AVILA, MM; WEISSENBACHER, M.; BENCHETRIT, A.; ROSSI, D.; MARTÍNEZ PERALTA, L

AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

Año: 2016

The coinfection with Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) and HIV is a relevant clinical event. The goal of this study was to establish the frequency of coinfection in populations at risk for HIV-1 in 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 injecting drug users (IDUs) (rate: 7.8%). In view of these results, all HIV infected patients in endemic countries should undergo T. cruzi diagnosis.