Document 0599
 DOCN  M94A0599
 TI    Epidemiology of HIV infection seen at the Royal Adelaide Hospital,
       1985-1993.
 DT    9412
 AU    Wells R; Waddell R; Shaw D; Department of Infectious Diseases, Royal
       Adelaide Hospital, North; Terrace, SA.
 SO    Annu Conf Australas Soc HIV Med. 1993 Oct 28-30;5:87 (poster no. 26).
       Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ASHM5/94349056
 AB    Between 1985 and May 1993, 297 patients infected with HIV have been
       treated by the infectious diseases department of the Royal Adelaide
       Hospital, 110 patients had AIDS defining illnesses and 75 died. The
       characteristics of this population were studied, including age, degree
       of immunosuppression at presentation to the RAH, risk marker and
       survival. There was a significantly higher percentage of patients with a
       history of IDU (20%) when compared to national or state health
       commission data (7.7%). The 20-29 year age group made up only 27% of our
       patients (expected 39%) whilst 50% were in the 30-39 age group (expected
       36%). Prior to 1990 70% of the patients (35/50) had stage IV diseases
       (CDC classification 1989) at first presentation compared to only 30% of
       the patients seen for the first time at the RAH since 1990 (29/109).
       Since 1989, a steady decline in the percent of patients seen at the RAH
       for the first time with a CD4 count below 200 was also noted. There was
       a trend towards poorer survival in patients presenting before 1990 and
       in patients with homosexuality as a risk marker. The rapid increase in
       the numbers of patients seeking treatment at the Royal Adelaide Hospital
       for HIV infection continues.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/CLASSIFICATION/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/
       IMMUNOLOGY  Adult  Cross-Sectional Studies  Female  Hospitals,
       General/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA  Human  HIV
       Infections/CLASSIFICATION/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY  Incidence  Leukocyte
       Count  Male  South Australia/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Substance Abuse,
       Intravenous/EPIDEMIOLOGY  T4 Lymphocytes/IMMUNOLOGY  MEETING ABSTRACT

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