title: Prevalence of opportunistic infections in AIDS patients in Mangalore, Karnataka.
abstract: A study was conducted to determine the prevalence of opportunistic infections in HIV-seropositive patients at Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Mangalore. Three hundred and seven HIV-positive patients were screened for various opportunistic pathogens. Tuberculosis was the most common infection followed by candidiasis, cryptosporidiosis and cryptococcal meningitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Clifton Dale, Marnamikatta, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Dominic
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Saldanha
authors.forename: Nitika
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Shalini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shenoy
authors.forename: Vishwas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Saralaya
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D016919:Meningitis, Cryptococcal / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology