Effect of education of primary health care workers on HIV-related oral lesions in Nairobi East district

• Main Authors: Lucina N. Koyio (Author), Wil JM J.M. van der Sanden (Author), Andre van der Ven (Author), Nico Creugers (Author), Matthias A.W. Merkx (Author), Jo E. Frencken (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2012-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<em>Background</em>. An estimated 90% of HIV-infected people are likely to develop oral lesions in the course of HIV infection. Oro-pharyngeal candidiasis (OPC), an early marker for HIV-infection, can be diagnosed during an oral examination (OE). Primary healthcare (PHC) providers in Ken...