Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Neil Hamilton Wood

Publications

• Research Article
  HIV-Associated Oral Lesions in HIV-Seropositive Patients at an HIV Treatment Clinic in South Africa
  Author(s): Adeshnee Moodley and Neil Hamilton WoodAdeshnee Moodley and Neil Hamilton Wood
  
  Introduction: Oral lesions may be the first indicator of HIV infection or of HIV-disease progression. Few studies have characterized oral lesions in HIV-seropositive South Africans receiving HAART. This aim of this study is to define the prevalence of HIV-associated oral lesions in a South African population sample and to investigate the relationship between these lesions and gender, age, CD4+ T-cell count, neutrophil count, viral load, type of HAART, and alcohol and tobacco use. Methods: Four hundred and thirty five patients were interviewed and examined. Additional data was obtained from their hospital files. Descriptive statistics and Chi-squared tests with p<0.05 considered as significant, were applied. Results: Four hundred and eighteen participants (96%) were on HAART. Thirty-two (7%) had oral lesions strongly associated with HIV infection.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000422

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