Correction: Leishmania-HIV co-infection: clinical presentation and outcomes in an urban area in Brazil.

There is an error in Table 1. The values in line 2, Sex (male: female), are incorrect. Please see the table below for the correct values.

Table 1

Demographic and clinical variables according to HIV infection status.

	HIV negative (%)n = 44	HIV positive (%)n = 46	p
Age (mean ± SD), years	37,1±14,0	41,0±10,9	0.13
Sex (male: female)	34:10	38:8	0.60
Previous VL episode	2/44 (4.5)	20/46 (43.5)	0.00
Malnutrition	11/44 (25.0)	28/46 (60.9)	0.00
Median length of illness (IR), days	60 (30–120)	60 (40–91)	0.14
Median spleen size# (IR), cm	6 (4–10)	5 (2–7)	0.02
Median liver size§ (IR), cm	5 (4–7)	4 (2–5)	0.01
Fever	39/44 (88.6)	28/46 (60.9)	0.00
Hepatosplenomegaly	40/44 (90.9)	31/46 (67.4)	0.01
Cytopenia	44/44 (100)	46/46 (100)	1.00
Jaundice	14/44 (31.8)	7/46 (15.2)	0.12
Edema	15/44 (34)	8/46 (17.4)	0.09
Hypotension	4/44 (9.1)	8/46 (17.4)	0.35
Bleeding	10/44 (22.7)	9/46 (19.6)	0.79
Bleeding site			0.81
Skin/ Mucosa	6/44 (13.6)	4/46 (8.7)
Digestive tract	3/44 (6.8)	4/46 (8.7)
Urinary tract	1/44 (2.3)	1/46 (2.2)
Dyspnea	8/44 (18.2)	8/46 (17.4)	1.00
Diarrhea	5/44 (11.4)	10/46 (21.7)	0.26
Vomiting	14/44 (31.8)	11/46 (23.9)	0.48
Median hemoglobin (IR), g/dL	8.5 (7.2–9.5)	8.2 (7.2–9.0)	0.47
Median leukocyte count (IR), cells/L	1850 (1275–2679)	2000 (1575–2800)	0.14
Median platelets count (IR), cells/L	90.000 (61500–115.000)	114.500 (82.750–173.000)	0.00
Median total bilirubin (IR), mg%	0.9 (0.6–1.55)	0.6 (0.5–1.1)	0.23
GOT (IR), IU/L	79 (40.5–155)	44 (27.2–61.7)	0.00
Serum creatinine (IR), mg%	0.9 (0.7–1.1)	0.8 (0.7–1.1)	0.25
RNI (IR)	1.3 (1.2–1.4)	1.3 (1–1.5)	0.61
Serum albumin (IR), mg%	2.6± 0.6	2.7 ± 0.7	0.62

SD: standard deviation IR: 25–75% interquartile range VL: visceral leishmaniasis # measured on physical examination at the left midclavicular line § measured on physical examination at the right midclavicular line Hepatosplenomegaly: palpable spleen or liver 2 cm over the right costal margin, as measured on physical examination Cytopenia: the presence of hemoglobin below 12 g% or a leukocyte count of less than 3500 cells/mm3 or a platelet count of less than 120000 cells/mm3 GOT: glutamate oxaloacetate transaminases