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SUBMITTER: Gleason B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4712089 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 20160201 2
Rheumatic 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 RHD in 488 HIV-infected children aged 5-18 in Kampala, Uganda. The overall prevalence of borderline/definite RHD was 0.82% (95% confidence interval: 0.26% t ...[more]