Asymptomatic Leishmania Infection in HIV Patients

Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Visceral Leishmaniasis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02839603

920/13

Details and patient eligibility

About

To collect pilot data on the prevalence and incidence of asymptomatic Leishmania donovani infection in HIV infected individuals in a visceral leishmaniasis (VL)-HIV endemic region to inform the feasibility of a larger study exploring a screen and treat strategy for VL in HIV co-infected individuals in East-Africa (Ethiopia).

Enrollment: 540 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• HIV infection
• without a history of VL in the last 5 years
• stable residents of a VL-endemic area
• willing to participate and giving free informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• younger than 18 years