T-cell activation and senescence in asymptomatic HIV/Leishmania infantum co-infection.

T-cell activation and senescence in asymptomatic HIV/Leishmania infantum co-infection.

<h4>Background</h4>Leishmania infantum can be an opportunistic pathogen, with an immunocompromised status increasing the risk of converting asymptomatic infection to symptomatic visceral leishmaniasis (VL). VL has approximately 5% fatality rate; and HIV coinfection (AIDS/VL) increases th...

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Main Authors: Carolina de Oliveira Mendes-Aguiar, Manoella do Monte Alves, Amanda de Albuquerque Lopes Machado, Glória Regina de Góis Monteiro, Iara Marques Medeiros, Jose Wilton Queiroz, Iraci Duarte Lima, Eliardo G Costa, Richard D Pearson, Mary E Wilson, Marshall J Glesby, Eliana Lúcia Tomaz do Nascimento, Selma Maria Bezerra Jerônimo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2025-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012848
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