| Literature DB >> 8845406 |
N Kumarasamy1, S Solomon, S A Jayaker Paul, R Venilla, R E Amalraj.
Abstract
A retrospective case note review of 100 AIDS patients attending a large Indian centre was performed. Of these 100 patients, 94% gave a history of heterosexual HIV transmission, 68% were male. The majority of females were aged 21 to 30 years. The most common mode of presentation was tuberculosis (61%), both pulmonary (46%) and extrapulmonary (15%). Oral candidiasis extending on to the oesophagus was the second most predominant opportunistic infection. This study also highlights the difficulty in detecting AIDS cases in India owing to difficulties in taking a sexual history and lack of laboratory facilities.Entities:
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Asia; Bacterial And Fungal Diseases; Candidiasis; Developing Countries; Diseases; Hiv Infections--transmission; India; Infections; Research Methodology; Research Report; Retrospective Studies; Southern Asia; Studies; Tuberculosis; Viral Diseases
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Year: 1995 PMID： 8845406 DOI： 10.1177/095646249500600615
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J STD AIDS ISSN： 0956-4624 Impact factor: 1.359