HIV-INFECTION AND LEPROSY - A 4-YEAR SURVEY IN ETHIOPIA

被引:30
作者
FROMMEL, D
TEKLEHAIMANOT, R
VERDIER, M
NEGESSE, Y
BULTO, T
DENIS, F
机构
[1] UNIV ADDIS ABABA,FAC MED,DEPT MED,ADDIS ABABA,ETHIOPIA
[2] CHU LIMOGES,DEPT VIROL,LIMOGES,FRANCE
[3] ALL AFRICA LEPROSY & REHABIL TRAINING CTR,ADDIS ABABA,ETHIOPIA
[4] INST PASTEUR,CNRS,URA 1459,LYON,FRANCE
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10.1016/S0140-6736(94)92760-X
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Between 1988 and 1992 three cross-sectional surveys for antibodies to HIV were done in 644 Ethiopian patients with histologically proven leprosy. Whereas the frequency of HIV-1 infection gradually increased from 3.2% to 6.5%, the clinical presentation, number of new patients, and frequency of relapse did not differ between HIV negative and positive patients. Thus HIV appears unlikely to have a significant impact on the incidence of leprosy in sub-Sahelian populations.
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页码:165 / 166
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