Abstract
There is a paucity of data on the immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) in the Central African region. We followed ART-naive HIV-infected patients initiating antiretroviral therapy in an HIV clinic in Gabon, for 6 months. Among 101 patients, IRIS was diagnosed in five. All IRIS cases were mucocutaneous manifestations. There were no cases of tuberculosis (TB) IRIS, but active TB (n = 20) was associated with developing other forms of IRIS (p = 0.02). Six patients died. The incidence of IRIS is low in Gabon, with mild, mucocutaneous manifestations
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 669-676 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Infection |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Early online date | 2017 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2017 |
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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- AIDS
- HIV
- Opportunistic infections
- Tuberculosis
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