Open AccessEpidemiological, clinical, and immunological profile of cases at the time of HIV testing (a clinic-based observational cross-sectional study)
Author(s) -
Yogesh S Marfatia,
Ruchi Shah,
Reema Rajesh Baxi,
Ashma Surani
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases and aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-0565
pISSN - 2589-0557
DOI - 10.4103/ijstd.ijstd_20_18
Subject(s) - medicine , serodiscordant , spouse , concordance , outpatient clinic , epidemiology , pediatrics , mucocutaneous zone , observational study , disease , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , viral load , immunology , antiretroviral therapy , sociology , anthropology
With the availability of free antiretroviral therapy (ART), HIV/AIDS has become a chronic manageable disease, but its transmission still continues. Early testing, though desirable, is still a far-fetched goal.