Incidence rate of sexually transmitted infections among HIV infected patients on long-term ART in an urban and a rural clinic in Uganda

• Príomhchruthaitheoirí: Stephen Okoboi (Údar), Barbara Castelnuovo (Údar), David M. Moore (Údar), Joseph Musaazi (Údar), Andrew Kambugu (Údar), Josephine Birungi (Údar), Mastula Nanfuka (Údar), Annelies Van Rie (Údar)
• Formáid: LEABHAR
• Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: BMC, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Ábhair: article
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Abstract Background HIV immunosuppression increases susceptibility to other STIs and STIs can enhance HIV transmission, reduce CD4 cell count and increase viral load. Co-infections of HIV and STIs may thus reduce the preventive benefits of ART. Little is known about the incidence rate of STIs among...