Recent trends in the spectrum of opportunistic infections in human immunodeficiency virus infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy in South India

Journal of Natural Science, Biology and Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 392-396

  Shahapur, Praveen R ^a   Bidri, Rajendra C ^a  

^a BLDE UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; CD4 count; Human immunodeficiency virus; Opportunistic infections; South India

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904214148     PISSN: 09769668     EISSN: 22297707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.136200     Document Type: Article

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