Oropharyngeal candidiasis and Candida colonization in HIV positive patients in northern India
Author(s) -
Vijeta Maurya,
Ashutosh Srivastava,
Jyoti Mishra,
Rajni Gaind,
Rungmei S. K. Marak,
Anil Kumar Tripathi,
Mastan Singh,
Vimala Venkatesh
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.2801
Subject(s) - candida albicans , colonization , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , corpus albicans , immunodeficiency , opportunistic infection , gastroenterology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , immunology , viral disease , immune system
Oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC) is the most common opportunistic fungal infection reported in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive patients worldwide. This prospective study was undertaken to investigate OPC and Candida colonization (CC) and their correlation with CD4+ cell counts and antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV-positive patients.
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