Research Article, J Immunol Tech Infect Dis Vol: 2 Issue: 2
Hyperuricemia, its Prevalence and Correlation with Metabolic Syndrome in Anti-Retroviral Naive HIV Cohort: Review of the Literature
Nirupa J Patel*, Heena S Sheth, Roy Rajan and Luis R Espinoza | |
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA | |
Corresponding author : Nirupa J Patel, MD Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1542 Tulane Avenue, 4th floor, box T4M-2, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA Tel: 504-568-4498; Fax: 504-568-2127 E-mail: npate5@lsuhsc.edu |
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Received: March 01, 2013 Accepted: April 11, 2013 Published: April 18, 2013 | |
Citation: Patel NJ, Sheth HS, Rajan R, Espinoza LR (2013) Hyperuricemia, its Prevalence and Correlation with Metabolic Syndrome in Anti-Retroviral Naive HIV Cohort: Review of the Literature. J Immunol Tech Infect Dis 2:2. doi:10.4172/2329-9541.1000108 |
Abstract
Hyperuricemia, its Prevalence and Correlation with Metabolic Syndrome in Anti-Retroviral Naive HIV Cohort: Review of the Literature
In the world, the incidence of HIV infection is rising. In 1990, there were 8 million people infected with HIV, and in 2010, UNAIDS reported the infected population of 34 million with HIV/AIDS worldwide. Since the beginning of the epidemic, racial and ethnic minorities have been disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS.