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rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1994-8-12
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pubmed:abstractText |
Since 1989, injecting drug use (IDU) related HIV infection has affected thousands of young adults in Manipur, a north eastern state of India bordering Myanmar following a similar kind of epidemic in adjoining countries like Thailand and Myanmar. During a clinical surveillance of a group of HIV positive IDUs for a natural history study at Manipur, herpes zoster (HZ) emerged as the most specific early HIV related illness (positive predictive value of 100%) in patients belonging to the age group of 12-45 years. Data collected from the dermatology departments of the two main hospitals of the state revealed that there had been an epidemic of HZ since 1990 (rate of 1990 being 11.3/1000 compared to 6.5/1000 in 1989, P value < 0.0001) among males of 12-45 years. The epidemic of HZ has been attributed to the preceding epidemic of IDU related HIV in the same age and gender group occurring 1 year earlier. HZ should be recognised as a marker condition similar to tuberculosis indicating the necessity of screening for HIV in regions where the dual problem of IDU and HIV exist in young adults.
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pubmed:keyword |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Age Factors,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Asia,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Behavior,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Biology,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Demographic Factors,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Dermatological Effects,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Developing Countries,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Diseases,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Drug Usage,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Hiv Infections,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/INDIA,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Iv Drug Users,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Measurement,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Physiology,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Population,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Population Characteristics,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Prevalence,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Research Report,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Sex Factors,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Southern Asia,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Viral Diseases
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Mar
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pubmed:issn |
0163-4453
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
28
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
167-73
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:8034996-AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:8034996-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:8034996-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:8034996-Age Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:8034996-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:8034996-Disease Outbreaks,
pubmed-meshheading:8034996-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:8034996-HIV Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:8034996-Herpes Zoster,
pubmed-meshheading:8034996-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:8034996-India,
pubmed-meshheading:8034996-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:8034996-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:8034996-Predictive Value of Tests,
pubmed-meshheading:8034996-Risk Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:8034996-Substance Abuse, Intravenous
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pubmed:year |
1994
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Epidemic of herpes zoster following HIV epidemic in Manipur, India.
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pubmed:affiliation |
ICMR Unit for Research on AIDS in north eastern states of India, Calcutta.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study
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