Prevalence of Opportunistic Infections and Associated Factors among HIV Positive Patients taking Anti-Retroviral Therapy in DebreMarkos Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

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The risk for the development of OI in HIV patients depends on exposure to potential pathogens, virulence of the pathogens, the degree of host immunity, and the use of antimicrobial prophylaxis [6].And majority of these OI are associated with an increased hazard of death in HIV patients.Patients experiencing morbidity from opportunistic diseases may have interruptions in antiretroviral therapy causing more rapid progression of HIV disease.In addition studies found that opportunistic infections cause an up regulation in HIV replication and higher viral loads [2,[7][8][9][10][11].