HIV seropositivity among patients with sexually transmitted diseases in Vellore.
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| ID: sea-19400
ABSTRACT
In a prospective, systematic investigation, 2215 new patients with sexually transmitted diseases (STD) were screened for human immuno deficiency virus (HIV) infection during April 1986 to December 1988. Among them 9 were positive for HIV antibody giving a rate of 4/1000. In addition, 5 patients had been referred to our clinic with a diagnosis of HIV infection and STD. Among these 14, there was one married couple. Of the remaining 5 married individuals, 4 were men; the wives of 3 of them were infected but asymptomatic, and were not included in this report. The rate of conjugal infection was 71 per cent. Most (57%) patients belonged to poor socio-economic background; 78 per cent of patients were young, in the age group 15-25 yr. The presenting STD were syphilis, venereal warts, gonorrhoea, chancroid, genital herpes, non-gonococcal urethritis and candidiasis. It appeared that the course of associated STD had not been altered in these HIV infected individuals.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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HIV Antibodies
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Marriage
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Prospective Studies
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Adolescent
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HIV Seropositivity
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Adult
Type of study:
Observational study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
1990
Type:
Article
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