HIV and Chagas Disease Coinfection, a Tractable Disease?

We present 2 patients born in Argentina who were newly diagnosed with advanced HIV disease and Chagas disease reactivation with central nervous system involvement. The patients received concurrent benznidazole treatment and antiretroviral therapy, showing good response. Improvement in morbidity and...

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Autores principales: Guidetto, Betiana, Tatta, Melisa, Latini, Veronica, Gonzales, Milene, Riarte, Adelina, Tavella, Silvina, Warley, Eduardo, Altclas, Javier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6663505/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31363767
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz307
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Sumario:We present 2 patients born in Argentina who were newly diagnosed with advanced HIV disease and Chagas disease reactivation with central nervous system involvement. The patients received concurrent benznidazole treatment and antiretroviral therapy, showing good response. Improvement in morbidity and mortality due to early treatment makes this treatment appropriate for coinfected patients.

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