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ArticleIndian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India2019

Spectrum of Tuberculous Infection in Patients Suffering from HIV/AIDS and Its Correlation with CD-4 Counts: A Retrospective Study from Sikkim.

Santosh Prasad Kesari, Bina Basnett, Ajay Chettri

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Article in Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Santosh Prasad Kesari1Department of ENT, Central Referral Hospital, Sikkim Manipal University, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, 5th Mile Tadong, Gangtok, Sikkim 737102 India.
Bina Basnett2Department of Physiology, Sikkim Manipal University, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok, Sikkim India.
Ajay Chettri3Department of Orthopaedics, Sikkim Manipal University, SMIMS, Gangtok, Sikkim India.
Sikkim Manipal University · INInstitute of Medical Sciences · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To determine the spectrum of Tuberculous Infection in Patients suffering from HIV/AIDS and its correlation with CD-4 cell counts. A retrospective analysis of data of all the patient suffering from HIV/AIDS who are registered in the Sikkim State AIDS control society register during the past 7 years to look for tuberculosis as a opportunistic infection and its correlation with CD4 cell counts. Out of 268 patient registered, 51 were suffering with tuberculosis as co-infection, Amongst which cervical tuberculosis was common. There was significantly relation with CD4 cells count. Tuberculosis is one of the commonest opportunistic infection and chances of developing tuberculosis increases with decrease CD4 cell count.

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CD4 cell countCo-infectionHIV/AIDSTuberculosis

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PMID31275824
PMCPMC6582022
OpenAlexW2412339395

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