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Ex Vivo Infection of Human Lymphoid Tissue and Female Genital Mucosa with Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 and Histoculture
Published on: October 12, 2018
The prevalence of dermatophyte infection in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus
Graham E J Rodwell1, Charlene L Bayles, Loan Towersey
1Department of Dermatology, University of California at San Francisco, California, USA.
Background:
It is not known whether human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is associated with an increased susceptibility to dermatophytes.
Methods:
In this study, we determined the prevalence of cutaneous fungal infection in a cohort of HIV-infected patients and HIV-negative controls, and examined the factors associated with an increased risk of infection.
Results:
Using a multiple regression analysis, we found that the strongest independent predictor of cutaneous fungal infection in both groups was a self-reported history of homosexual sex. There was no relationship between HIV infection or reduced CD4 count and the prevalence of dermatophyte infection.
Conclusions:
HIV infection is not independently associated with an increased risk of cutaneous fungal disease.
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