| herpes zoster as the initial presentation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection in kenya. | we conducted a prospective observational study to determine the clinical features, the degree of immunosuppression, and the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (hiv-1) infection associated with herpes zoster in kenya. the study included 196 hiv-1 positive individuals and 34 hiv-1 negative individuals between the ages of 16 and 50 years who presented to a referral clinic in nairobi. comparison of the clinical characteristics in the two groups found that the duration of illness in th ... | 1995 | 8645797 |