Prevalence and factors associated with dental caries in patients attending an HIV care clinic in Uganda: a cross sectional study

• Main Authors: Dunstan Kalanzi (Author), Harriet Mayanja-Kizza (Author), Damalie Nakanjako (Author), Catherine Lutalo Mwesigwa (Author), Ronald Ssenyonga (Author), Bennett T. Amaechi (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: BMC, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Chronic Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection is associated with reduced saliva flow rate due to infiltration of HIV and proliferation of CD8 lymphocytes in salivary glands. It is unclear whether HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy (ART) increase caries risk. This stu...