Non-cytomegalovirus ocular opportunistic infections in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To report the incidence and clinical outcomes of non-cytomegalovirus (non-CMV) ocular opportunistic infections in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy.

Design

Multicenter, prospective, observational study of patients with AIDS.

Methods

Medical history, ophthalmologic examination, and laboratory tests were performed at enrollment and every 6 months subsequently. Once an ocular opportunistic infection was diagnosed, patients were seen every 3 months for outcomes.

Results

At enrollment, 37 non-CMV ocular opportunistic infections were diagnosed: 16 patients, herpetic retinitis; 11 patients, toxoplasmic retinitis; and 10 patients, choroiditis. During the follow-up period, the estimated inc

SUBMITTER: Gangaputra S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4164649 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature