Table 2.
Overall frequency distribution of different types of OIs among HIV positive patients in TASO, Uganda (2001–2013)
| Overall (2001–2013) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Frequency (n = 108,619) |
Percenta | |
| Opportunistic infection | ||
| Geo helminthes | 33,311 | 30.7 |
| Diarrhea <1 month | 27,658 | 25.5 |
| Oral candida | 21,053 | 19.4 |
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis | 19,825 | 18.3 |
| Bacterial pneumonia | 16,076 | 14.8 |
| Genital ulcer | 10,887 | 10.0 |
| Confirmed malaria | 8924 | 8.2 |
| Esophageal candida | 8778 | 8.0 |
| Herpes zoster | 7113 | 6.5 |
| Cryptosporidiosis | 3551 | 3.3 |
| Cryptococcosis | 1725 | 1.6 |
| Herpes simplex labialis | 1367 | 1.3 |
| Cytomegalovirus | 616 | 0.6 |
| Toxoplasmosis | 589 | 0.5 |
| Pneumocystis carini/jiroveci pneumonia | 374 | 0.3 |
| Oral hairy leukoplakia | 360 | 0.3 |
| Hepatitis B or C virus | 303 | 0.3 |
| Opportunistic cancer | ||
| Kaposis sarcoma/HHV8 | 1155 | 1.1 |
HHV8 human herpes virus type 8, n number of patients
aProportion of study participants ever diagnosed with a particular OI in the period 2001–2013