| usefulness of an observational database to assess antiretroviral treatment trends in india. | human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) observational cohorts, which are established worldwide, support comparative studies across different regions. they have played an important role in developing international and country-specific hiv treatment and care guidelines. we describe the yrg care chennai hiv observation database (ychod) and highlight its utility in monitoring trends in antiretroviral treatment use and hiv disease outcomes in india. | 2006 | 16570679 |
| oral lesions and conditions associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection in 300 south indian patients. | human immunodeficiency virus infection/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (hiv/aids) is a major health problem in india. the national aids control organisation (naco) of india reports a seropositivity of 25.03 per thousand for the whole country, as of october 1999. in spite of this high prevalence there are very few reports of oral lesions and conditions in indian hiv/aids patients, which are important in early diagnosis and management of these patients. | 2000 | 10822358 |
| the initial detection of human immunodeficiency virus 1 and its subsequent spread in prostitutes in tamil nadu, india. | to determine the prevalence of hiv-1 antibody and risk factors associated with a positive test in a heterosexually promiscuous female population, we initially screened 412 prostitutes in remand homes in three cites and three towns in tamil nadu state (southern india) and then tested all new entrants to one home in vellore from 1986 to 1990. the proportion of women infected (10 of 102) from the port city of madras was greater than from all other cities or towns combined (four of 310, p = 0.0002). ... | 1993 | 8340893 |
| recovery of human immunodeficiency virus from asymptomatic prostitutes from tamil nadu. | peripheral blood mononuclear cells (pbmc) from 13 asymptomatic healthy human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (hiv-1) antibody positive prostitutes from tamil nadu, southern india, were cocultivated with phytohemagglutinin stimulated pbmc from hiv antibody negative donors for hiv isolation. in addition, plasma samples from two antibody positive prostitutes with hiv antigenemia were processed for virus isolation. the presence of virus in the cultures was monitored by (i) assay for virus particle ass ... | 1991 | 1778612 |
| hepatitis b or hepatitis c co-infection in individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus and effect of anti-tuberculosis drugs on liver function. | tuberculosis (tb) and hepatitis are the two common co-infections in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv). anti-tuberculosis treatment (att) may have an effect on the liver enzymes in these co-infected hiv patients. | 2006 | 16679670 |
| prevalence and incidence of sexually transmitted infections among south indians at increased risk of hiv infection. | sexually transmitted infections (stis) have been identified as cofactors of hiv transmission. greater understanding of local sti burdens can assist in the development of more effective sti and hiv prevention strategies. the aim of this study is to determine the prevalence and incidence of stis among south indian men and women identified to be at increased risk for hiv infection. individuals at increased risk for hiv infection were enrolled in a prospective longitudinal study in chennai, india (n ... | 2008 | 18627276 |
| a serological study of cysticercosis in patients with hiv. | neurocysticercosis (ncc) has attained the importance of one of the most common cause of focal brain lesions in patients infected with hiv (human immunodeficiency virus). adequate data regarding the rate of this co-infection is lacking. therefore, the present study was carried out to determine the prevalence of cysticercosis among hiv patients residing in puducherry or its neighboring districts of tamil nadu state, india. a total of one hundred blood samples were collected from hiv seropositive c ... | 2009 | 19738997 |