Abstract
Cytomegalovirus retinitis in post HAART era in the north eastern India - IJCEO- Print ISSN No: - 2395-1443 Online ISSN No:- 2395-1451 Article DOI No:- 10.18231/2395-1451.2018.0084, Indian Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology-Indian J Clin Exp Ophthalmol
Highlights
According to India HIV Estimation 2015 report, the prevalence of HIV/AIDS among adult (15-49 years) in India is estimated at 0.26% (0.22%-0.32%) in 2015 with 0.30% among males and at 0.22% among females.[1]Manipur is a tiny state in the north eastern India bordering Myanmar and lie between 23.83 degree and 25.68 degree north latitude and 93.03 degree and 94.78 degree east, longitude
A total of 682 patients with HIV/AIDS patient who were referred to our Outpatient Department from Antiretroviral therapy (ART) centre at Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS), Hospitalized patients and other centers were included in this study
Twenty-four patients were diagnosed with CMV retinitis
Summary
According to India HIV Estimation 2015 report, the prevalence of HIV/AIDS among adult (15-49 years) in India is estimated at 0.26% (0.22%-0.32%) in 2015 with 0.30% among males and at 0.22% among females.[1]. Manipur is a tiny state in the north eastern India bordering Myanmar and lie between 23.83 degree and 25.68 degree north latitude and 93.03 degree and 94.78 degree east, longitude. It has the highest estimated adult HIV prevalence among all states/UTs (1.15%) in India followed by Mizoram (0.80%) and Nagaland (0.78%). Further more and more female sex partners of IDUs are infected with HIV leading to an increase spread of HIV among women with an estimated 80% or more of the women acquired HIV infection from their husbands.[3]
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