Document 2604
 DOCN  M94A2604
 TI    STD and HIV infection in university hospital of Tlemcen (west Algeria).
 DT    9412
 AU    Merad-Boudia A; Boudghene-Stambouli O; Department of Dermatology and
       Venereology, CHU of Tlemcen,; Algeria.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):266 (abstract no. PB0492). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94369971
 AB    The concomitant sexual transmission of several germs is frequent and
       some STD (ulcerous forms) facilitate greatly the penetration of a
       bacterium or a virus. We are interested to know the state of mixte
       infections STD/HIV in our department. Two studies are analyzed. From
       1981 to 1989, 199 STD were collected: urethritis (79), syphilis (67),
       genital warts (43), soft chancre (10). Since November 1987, the HIV
       serology has been practised, the serums are sent to Algiers. No HIV
       positivity case has been detected. From August 1988 to December 1991, we
       recorded 35 cases of soft chancre. This STD has recently reappeared in
       Algeria. Search for antiHIV antibodies was done on 20 cases and no
       seropositivity was discovered. From these two fragmentary studies, we
       can conclude that the HIV infection is not spread among the the Algerian
       population in our county. This data agrees with official statistics
       which show that the infection is mainly exogenous. However, we should
       not be too optimistic infection, should not be neglected.
 DE    Adult  Algeria/EPIDEMIOLOGY  AIDS Serodiagnosis  Cross-Sectional Studies
       Female  Human  HIV Infections/COMPLICATIONS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION
       Incidence  Male  Sexually Transmitted
       Diseases/COMPLICATIONS/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/  TRANSMISSION  MEETING ABSTRACT

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