Opportunistic infections in relation to antiretroviral status among AIDS patients from south India

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 395-400

  Srirangaraj, S ^a   Venkatesha, D ^b  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b MYSORE MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Anti retroviral therapy regimens; highly active anti retroviral therapy; opportunistic infection; tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; EFAVIRENZ; NEVIRAPINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AIDS PATIENT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; FEMALE; GENITAL HERPES; HEPATITIS B; HERPES ZOSTER; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION RISK; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMOCYSTOSIS; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THRUSH; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 82555191305     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.90175     Document Type: Article

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