Open AccessPrevalence of sexually transmitted infections in HIV positive and HIV negative females, in a tertiary care hospital - An observational study
Author(s) -
Dimple Chopra,
Ivy Sandhu,
Rajiv Bahl,
Ruby Bhatia,
G. Anupama
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1998-3816
pISSN - 0253-7184
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7184.156730
Subject(s) - medicine , observational study , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , tertiary care , pediatrics , family medicine
The presentation and course of Sexually transmitted diseases(STI) may be altered by presence of coexisting HIV status. Aim of the study was to study the prevalence of STI in 50 females with HIV infection and 50 females without HIV infection and to study the pap smear of patients to look for any cellular changes (dysplasia) due to sexually transmitted infections.