Open AccessHuman Immunodeficiency Virus and Leprosy Coinfection in Pune, India
Author(s) -
Vinay Kulkarni,
Smita Joshi,
Nikhil Gupte,
Gokhale Neeta
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00876-09
Subject(s) - leprosy , coinfection , incidence (geometry) , virology , sida , medicine , viral disease , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , antiretroviral treatment , confidence interval , antiretroviral therapy , viral load , physics , optics
We report eight cases and the incidence of leprosy in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals after initiation of antiretroviral treatment (ART). The incidence of leprosy in patients on ART was 5.22 per 1,000 person-years (95% confidence interval, 2.25 to 10.28). This high incidence suggests that there should be regular examination of HIV-infected individuals for clinical signs of leprosy.
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