Incidence and prevalence of HIV-positive patients on chronic hemodialysis at the university and San Juan Hospital
Bol. Asoc. Méd. P. R
;
83(1): 8-9, ene. 1991. tab
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em Inglês
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RESUMO
There is controversy on whether or not patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) on chronic hemodialysis (HD) should be routinely tested for the prsence of HIV-antibody (HIV-Ab) in their blood. Several reports have appeared in the literature reporting incidence from 0 to 11%. A total of 227 patients receiving chronic HD; at the University and San Juan City Hospital, from January to December 1987 were screened for the presence of HIV-Ab by the ELISA method. Those reported as positive were confirmed by the Western Blot method. HIV-Ab presence was reported and confirmed in 9 patients (4%). Five of these patients (2%) were IV drug abusers, 2 (0.9%) homosexual, 1 (0.4%) had history of sexual promiscuity and 1 (0.4%) had been exposed to multiple blood transfusion (MBT) prior to HIV testing of blood. Our prevalence was 7%. However when risk factors other than MBT were excluded the prevalence was 0.4%. The incidence and prevalence of HIV positive cases in our hemodialysis populations is comparable to that previously reported
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Assunto principal:
População Urbana
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Soropositividade para HIV
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Unidades Hospitalares de Hemodiálise
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Hospitais Municipais
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Hospitais Universitários
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de incidência
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
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Porto Rico
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Bol. Asoc. Méd. P. R
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
1991
Tipo de documento:
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