HIV seropositivity among patients with sexually transmitted diseases in Vellore.
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| 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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Índice:
IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático)
Assunto principal:
Feminino
/
Humanos
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Masculino
/
Anticorpos Anti-HIV
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Casamento
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Infecções Sexualmente Transmissíveis
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Estudos Prospectivos
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Adolescente
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Soropositividade para HIV
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Adulto
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
1990
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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