Is human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) stage an independent risk factor for altering the periodontal status of HIV-positive patients? A South African study

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dc.contributor.authorJohn, Cathy Nisha
dc.contributor.authorStephen, Lawrence Xavier
dc.contributor.authorAfrica, Charlene Wilma Joyce
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-13T08:04:14Z
dc.date.available2023-02-13T08:04:14Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThe immunosuppresion in HIV patients makes them highly susceptible to microbial infections. The aim of the study was to establish whether HIV stage (as depicted by CD4+ T lymphocyte counts) could independently be associated with periodontal status (as revealed by the measurement of clinical indices). One hundred and twenty HIV-infected patients attending an infectious diseases clinic in the Western Cape, South Africa were included in the study. The periodontal clinical indices such as plaque index, gingival index, pocket probing depth and clinical attachment levels were measured on the mesial aspect of the six Ramfjord teeth. The CD4 + T cell counts were taken from the patients’ medical records and patients’ HIV stage determined and grouped according to their CD4+ T cell counts into A (<200 cells /mm3 ), B (200–500 cells /mm3 ) and C (>500 cells /mm3 ).en_US
dc.identifier.citationJohn, C. N. et al. (2013). Is human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) stage an independent risk factor for altering the periodontal status of HIV-positive patients? A South African study. BMC Oral Health, 13, 69. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6831-13-69en_US
dc.identifier.issn1472-6831
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6831-13-69
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/8414
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMCen_US
dc.subjectHIVen_US
dc.subjectPublic healthen_US
dc.subjectPeriodontal diseaseen_US
dc.subjectOral hygieneen_US
dc.subjectSmokingen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titleIs human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) stage an independent risk factor for altering the periodontal status of HIV-positive patients? A South African studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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