Determinants of symptomatic vulvovaginal candidiasis among human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infected women in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Teke Ruffin ApalataWilliam H CarrWillem A SturmBenjamin Mbenza LongoPrashini MoodleyPublished in: Infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology (2014)
CD4 counts below 200 cells/mm(3) and plasma HIV loads ≥10 000 copies/mL were significantly associated with VVC.
Keyphrases
- south africa
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv positive
- antiretroviral therapy
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv infected
- induced apoptosis
- hiv aids
- cell cycle arrest
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- hiv testing
- endoplasmic reticulum stress
- peripheral blood
- pregnancy outcomes
- oxidative stress
- pregnant women
- cell proliferation
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- nk cells