Document 0602
 DOCN  M94A0602
 TI    Sentinel HIV surveillance in STD Clinics in Australia. Collaborative
       Group on Sentinel HIV Surveillance in STD Clinics.
 DT    9412
 AU    McDonald A; Kaldor J; National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical
       Research,; Sydney, Australia.
 SO    Annu Conf Australas Soc HIV Med. 1993 Oct 28-30;5:85 (poster no. 22).
       Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ASHM5/94349053
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To describe the pattern of HIV antibody testing and newly
       diagnosed HIV infection among people seen at public sexually
       transmissible disease (STD) clinics in Australia. METHODS: Each quarter,
       six STD clinics forwarded tabulations of the number of people seen, the
       number of people tested for HIV antibody and the number of people newly
       diagnosed with HIV infection, broken down by sex, age group, HIV risk
       group and HIV antibody testing history. RESULTS: During 1992, 21,538 men
       and 12,003 women were seen. 88% of men who reported homosexual contact
       were retested following a prior negative test. Of 17 cases of newly
       diagnosed HIV infection among homosexual men, 47% occurred within one
       year of the previous negative test. Four cases of infection were
       diagnosed among 8,138 men reporting only heterosexual contact within
       Australia. No infections were identified among women who reported
       heterosexual contact. CONCLUSION: Among people at increased risk for HIV
       infection, few cases of infection have occurred among those reporting
       only heterosexual contact. Cases of newly acquired infection continue to
       occur among men who report homosexual contact.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION &
       CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  Australia/EPIDEMIOLOGY  AIDS Serodiagnosis  Female
       Homosexuality/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA  Human  HIV
       Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  HIV
       Seroprevalence/TRENDS  Male  *Population Surveillance  Sexually
       Transmitted Diseases/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL/  TRANSMISSION
       MEETING ABSTRACT

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