AEGiS-15IAC: Compartive study of Epidemiological & clinical manifestations of non opportunistic viral STIs in HIV positive and HIV negative patients.

15th International AIDS Conference


Bangkok, Thailand - July 11-16, 2004

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Compartive study of Epidemiological & clinical manifestations of non opportunistic viral STIs in HIV positive and HIV negative patients.

Int Conf AIDS 2004 Jul 11-16; 15:(abstract no. B10317)

Mandali AB
Andhra Medical College, King George Hosptial, Visakhapatnam, India

BACKGROUND: As there is a change in the pattern of the Epidemiology and the clinical manifestations of viral STIs in the presence of HIV infection, a comparative study of non opportunistic viral STIs among HIV Positive and HIV negative patients of North Coastal Andhra Paradesh of India was undertaken.

METHODS: 150 HIV positive and 150 HIV negative patients presenting with non-opportunistic viral S. T. I. were studied with relevent investigations and results analysed.

RESULTS: There is no statistically significant difference in the age, sex, economical & educational status, sexual practices, personal habits in acquiring viral STIs in both HIV Positive and HIV negative patients. The percentage of Herpes Gentitalis, condylomata accuminata, Molluscum contagiosum, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C were observed in decreasing frequency in both HIV positive and HIV negative patients. However, HIV positive patients had higher incidence of these infections compared to HIV negative patients, for example, the most common non opportunistic viral STI Hepes genitalis is seen in 38% cases of HIV positive patients in comparision with 18% in HIV negative patients. The condylomata accuminata presented in 26% in HIV +ve and 12% in HIV -ve patients. Molluscum contagiosum clinically manifested as exuberant leasions on face in 2 patients and one Hepatitis B patient turned into maliganancy in HIV +ve group.

CONCLUSION: The clinical presentations and the response to treatment in Viral STIs were altered in presence of HIV infection. The Transmission of HIV infection in presence of viral STIs increases. Early diagnosis and management of viral STIs will decrease of the chance of HIV transmission.

Keywords: AEGIS, HIV Seropositivity, HIV Infections, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Incidence, Molluscum Contagiosum, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, India, Humans, virology

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