ArticleTropical medicine & international health : TM & IH2011
Differing spectrum of HIV-associated ophthalmic disease among patients starting antiretroviral therapy in India and South Africa.
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- Prevalence and Risk Factors for Cytomegalovirus Retinitis Among People Living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa in the Antiretroviral Therapy Era: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Scientific reports · 2026Pooled it
- Cytomegalovirus retinitis and HIV: Case reviews from KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde · 2017Article
- Risk factors for CMV retinitis among individuals with HIV and low CD4 count in northern Thailand: importance of access to healthcare.The British journal of ophthalmology · 2016Article
- Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) in Africa: a neglected but important pathogen.Journal of virus eradication · 2016Article
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- Corneal endothelial cells provide evidence of accelerated cellular senescence associated with HIV infection: a case-control study.PloS one · 2013Article
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Abstract
Differences in the prevalence and spectrum of HIV-associated ophthalmic disease in Africa and Asia are not well documented. We studied two comparable cohorts of patients initiating antiretroviral therapy in Mumbai, India, and Cape Town, South Africa. The prevalence of HIV-associated ophthalmic disease was higher in the Indian population (17.5%) than in the South African population (12.1%). This was largely because of vitreo-retinal opportunistic infections (11.4%vs. 2.6%, respectively), notably cytomegalovirus retinitis. This difference persisted after adjusting for confounding factors (adjusted odds ratio=11.32, 95% confidence interval: 2.67-48.13), confirming a marked geographical difference in the prevalence of HIV-associated retinal disease.
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