Prevalence of latent rheumatic heart disease among HIV-infected children in Kampala, Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorGleason, Brigette
dc.contributor.authorMirembe, Grace
dc.contributor.authorNamuyonga, Judith
dc.contributor.authorOkello, Emmy
dc.contributor.authorLwabi, Peter
dc.contributor.authorLubega, Irene
dc.contributor.authorLubega, Sulaiman
dc.contributor.authorMusiime, Victor
dc.contributor.authorKityo, Cissy
dc.contributor.authorSalata, Robert A.
dc.contributor.authorLongenecker, Chris T.
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-10T20:04:00Z
dc.date.available2022-03-10T20:04:00Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractRheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains highly prevalent in resource-constrained settings around the world, including countries with high rates of HIV/AIDS. Although both are immune-mediated diseases, it is unknown whether HIV modifies the risk or progression of RHD. We performed screening echocardiography to determine the prevalence of latent rheumatic heart disease in 488 HIV-infected children aged 5-18 in Kampala, Uganda. The overall prevalence of borderline/definite RHD was 0.82% (95% CI 0.26% to 2.23%) which is lower than the published prevalence rates of 1.5-4% among Ugandan children. There may be protective factors that decrease the risk of RHD in HIV-infected children.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGleason, B., Mirembe, G., Namuyonga, J., Okello, E., Lwabi, P., Lubega, I., ... & Longenecker, C. T. (2016). Prevalence of latent rheumatic heart disease among HIV-infected children in Kampala, Uganda. Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999), 71(2), 196. doi:10.1097/QAI.0000000000000827.en_US
dc.identifier.other10.1097/QAI.0000000000000827.
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/2658
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of acquired immune deficiency syndromesen_US
dc.subjectRheumatic heart diseaseen_US
dc.subjectHIV/AIDSen_US
dc.subjectEchocardiogramen_US
dc.subjectCotrimoxazoleen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of latent rheumatic heart disease among HIV-infected children in Kampala, Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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