HERPES-ZOSTER AS AN INDICATOR OF HIV-INFECTION IN AFRICA

被引：16

作者：

DEHNE, KL

DHLAKAMA, DG

RICHTER, C

MAWADZA, M

MCCLEAN, D

HUSS, R

机构：

[1] Tropical Health Unit, Academic Unit of Public Health Medicine, Leeds LS2 9LN

[2] Gweru

[3] 2863 Ritterhude

[4] Child Health Institute, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town

来源：

TROPICAL DOCTOR | 1992年 / 22卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1177/004947559202200207

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

In areas where resources for health information are limited, the incidence of herpes zoster can usefully be monitored as an indicator of HIV infection. A sudden parallel rise of the number of symptomatic HIV cases and herpes zoster cases was observed in a northern district of Zimbabwe. Herpes zoster was made locally reportable. Three years later the incidence of herpes zoster and HIV in the hospital and of herpes zoster in the surrounding rural health centres was analysed. The herpes zoster attack rate and the HIV seropositivity rate of herpes zoster patients resembled those elsewhere in Africa. The distribution of cases of zoster was comparable with that of HIV infection.

引用

页码：68 / 70

页数：3

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