Spectrum of Opportunistic Infections in HIV Seropositive Patients at ART Centre, PGIMS, Rohtak
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 5
Abstract
Introduction: HIV infection leads to AIDS and opportunistic infections are the major cause of morbidity and mortality in such patients, which considerably affect the health and quality of life of people infected with HIV. The present study was carried out to find out the most common opportunistic pathogen and different opportunistic pathogens infecting HIV seropositive patients of ART Centre, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana. Material and Methods: This observational study was conducted in a period from July 2015 to June 2016. During this period all the HIV seropositive patients under active care of ART centre were included. Patients were grouped according to age, as children (<15 years of age) and adults (>15 years of age) and evaluated for various opportunistic infections. Results: during this period, 3280 cases were diagnosed and treated for opportunistic infections amongst HIV seropositive patients assessed under active care of ART centre. Tuberculosis accounts for maximum cases with 49.80%. Second most common OI reported was candidiasis with 18.80% cases. Other OI reported were diarrhoea, bacterial infections (respiratory), herpes zoster, cryptococcal meningitis, pneumocystic carinii pneumonia (PCP), CMV retinitis and herpes simplex with distribution of 11.95%, 8.80%, 1.46%, 0.57%, 0.33%, 0.27% and 0.12% respectively. Conclusion: This study is the first study ever on cumulative reported data on OI's among HIV/AIDS patients on active care from Haryana showing the real time distribution from Northern India. This will serve as a matrix for future evaluations.
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Rahul Rathee, Sudhir Atri, Anuj Chaudhary
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