Document 0949
 DOCN  M94A0949
 TI    Heterosexually infected HIV patients in ten hospitals in the Paris
       region.
 DT    9412
 AU    Bourdillon F; Bez G; Mission SIDA Direction des Hopitaux, Ministere des
       Affaires; sociales, Sante et de la Ville, Paris, France.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(2):244 (abstract no. PC0339). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94371626
 AB    OBJECTIVE: analysis of the characteristics of patients, having
       discovered their seropositivity within the last twelve months, and
       presenting for the first time at a hospital between 1 July 1992 and 30
       June 1993. METHODS: The data presented were taken from DMI 2, the
       medical software which contains information about HIV patients
       presenting at hospital. Of 5501 patients presenting at least once at a
       hospital, 704 were new patients and had discovered their seropositivity
       within the last twelve months. 594 adults were finally included in the
       study. RESULTS: Homo/bisexuals (38.9%) and heterosexuals (37%) were the
       most commonly occurring groups. Drug addicts represented 13%. Of 594
       persons included in the study 453 had not yet developed AIDS. Of these,
       heterosexuals were the largest group (41%). It was the same for patients
       whose CD4 level > 500 mm3. CONCLUSION: This study shows the emergence of
       heterosexual transmission groups and a reduction in the proportion of
       HIV infected drug addicts. The data, however, were restricted to
       hospitals. This conclusions are very important for the French perception
       of the trends of the epidemic and will lead to changes in prevention
       policy.
 DE    Adult  Hospitals  Human  HIV Infections/*TRANSMISSION  HIV
       Seropositivity/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Paris/EPIDEMIOLOGY  *Sex Behavior
       Substance Abuse  MEETING ABSTRACT

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