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1: Rev Col Med Cir Guatem. 1992 Oct-Dec;2 Suppl:23-5.Links

[AIDS: clinical experiences in Roosevelt Hospital]

[Article in Spanish]

Mejia C, Samcam ME, Ramirez C, Pezzarossi E, Cazali J.

PIP: 381 HIV serodiagnostic tests were carried out between August 1989 and June 1992 at the Roosevelt Hospital in Guatemala. 80 were positive, and 45 of those met the US Centers for Disease Control clinical criteria for AIDS. 80% of the patients were from Guatemala City. 80% of the subjects underwent testing for some clinical indication. All tests were anonymous, confidential, and voluntary. 34 of the 45 patients with AIDS were male. Over 85% were aged between 21 and 40 years. All the women and 48.5% of the men with AIDS reported they were heterosexual. 45.5% of the men were bisexual and 6% homosexual. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, cryptosporidium, cryptococcosis, esophageal candidiasis, and chronic herpes were the most common opportunistic infections. 44% of the patients with AIDS had died and 8% did not return for follow-up after testing. Average survival after diagnosis was 6.5 +or- 1.3 months.

PMID: 12290620 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]