Clinical and Immunological Profile of Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Availability of antiretroviral therapy has changed the scenario of HIV endemic and now HIV disease has become a chronic manageable condition. Under NACP III nationwide free ART program was started. The purpose of this study was to document clinical and immunological profile of patients on ART attending ART centre OPD. The present retrospective study was conducted in the ART centre of a tertiary care hospital, Nanded which was started in April 2007. Amongst 2980 patients on ART under regular follow up in ART centre, oral candidiasis was the most common OI observed in 953 (31.97%) patients followed by enteritis in 709 (23.47%) and herpes zoster in 284 (9.6%) patients. Pulmonary tuberculosis in 566 (19.58%), tuberculous lymphadenopathy in 417(14.42%) and abdominal tuberculosis was found in 635(21.97%) patients. Median baseline CD4 count increased from 240 to 467 cells/cm over a period of 18 months. Mean adherence to ART was found to be 94.95% in the study population
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Dr Harshal Bhitkar
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