What is it about?
Recognizing the magnitude of otitis media (OM)-associated bacterial flora of asymptomatic people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy and antibiotic resistance profiles of the bacteria can assist to institute appropriate treatment and intervene potential undesirable effects, which may greatly improve the welfare of people living with HIV.
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Why is it important?
Our findings show high prevalence rates of OM- associated bacteria, which were resistant to the antibiotics that are intended to cure such infections. An inverse relationship between CD4+ counts (marker of viral infection) and prevalence of OM-associated bacteria was revealed.
Perspectives
By writing this article we expect health care personnel and other care givers of people living with HIV will benefit from it and use the findings in improving the lives of their loved ones who have live with the infection.
Kennedy Mwambete
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
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This page is a summary of: High Prevalence of Antibiotic-Resistant Otitis Media–Associated Bacterial Flora of Asymptomatic People Living with HIV at Morogoro Hospital, Tanzania, Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (JIAPAC), January 2018, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/2325958218759761.
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