title: Oral manifestations of HIV infection in 36 Nigerian children.
abstract: Oral manifestations of HIV/AIDS are early and common clinical indicators of HIV infection. There has been no report on the clinical prevalence of oral lesions associated with HIV infection in children in sub-Saharan Africa. We report the findings of a cross sectional study of 36 Nigerian children seen at the Pediatrics Infectious Disease Clinic of the AIDS Prevention Initiative in Nigeria (APIN), Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) Jos, Nigeria.
authors.affiliation: Regional Centre for Oral Research and Training Initiatives for Africa, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. taiwo25@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Taiwo Olufemi
authors.initials: TO
authors.lastname: Olaniyi
authors.forename: Pam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sunday
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric