Document 3029
 DOCN  M94A3029
 TI    HIV infection in Malaysia: cases seen at the University Hospital, Kuala
       Lumpur.
 DT    9412
 AU    Ismail R; Dept. Medicine, University of Malaya, 59100 Kuala Lumpur.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):17 (abstract no. 040C). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94369546
 AB    The introduction of HIV virus in to Malaysia was estimated to be around
       the early 1980's. The first case of AIDS was reported here in 1986. As
       of December 1993, the numbers have increased to 7400 HIV positive
       individuals detected in the country. The majority of them were detected
       amongst the intravenous drug users (77.8%), 1.80% in prostitutes; of
       those who were positive, 1.14% were heterosexuals. Pediatrics AIDS
       constitutes 0.2% of those positives. The trend of HIV infection in this
       country seems to be highest amongst the intravenous drug users. The
       increasing numbers of HIV infected prostitutes and the heterosexuals in
       our population is worrying. At the University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur,
       Malaysia, from 1986 to date, we have seen and treated a total of 96 HIV
       positive individuals; of these 25 have already died and 70 are still
       alive. Of the 70 still alive, 5 have symptomatic disease. The most
       common AIDS-defining illness is Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.
       Education programs have been developed targetting at the various high
       risk groups, and also at the general population.
 DE    AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/COMPLICATIONS  Child  Female
       Health Education  Human  HIV Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION &
       CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  Malaysia/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Male  Pneumonia,
       Pneumocystis carinii/COMPLICATIONS  Prostitution  Sex Behavior
       Substance Abuse, Intravenous/COMPLICATIONS  MEETING ABSTRACT

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