PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Dill, Elizabeth A.
AU  - Renault, Cybele
AU  - Kirkpatrick, Beth D.
TI  - <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> Infection in a HIV Positive Ugandan Male
AID  - 10.29074/ascls.24.2.85
DP  - 2011 Apr 01
TA  - American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
PG  - 85--88
VI  - 24
IP  - 2
4099  - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/24/2/85.short
4100  - http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/24/2/85.full
SO  - Clin Lab Sci2011 Apr 01; 24
AB  - Human African Trypanosomiasis, or African Sleeping Sickness, is a parasitic infection caused by Trypanosoma brucei (gambiense or rhodesiense), and one of the declared neglected tropical diseases.1 Sleeping sickness has high fatality rates and is a continued threat in several African countries.2 We present characteristic clinical and microbiologic features of a fatal case of African Sleeping Sickness in an HIV-infected individual.ABBREVIATIONS: HAT - Human African Trypanosomiasis, CNS – central nervous system, CSF - cerebrospinal fluid, T/S - trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus, bpm - beats per minute, AFB - Acid fast bacilli, hpf - high powered field, lpf - low powered field.