Document 0956
 DOCN  M94A0956
 TI    Descriptive epidemiology of HIV in Africans in London.
 DT    9412
 AU    Low N; Taylor C; Clark R; Pozniak A; Department of Genitourinary
       Medicine, King's College Hospital,; London, United Kingdom.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(2):242 (abstract no. PC0328). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94371619
 AB    INTRODUCTION & METHODS: HIV infection amongst black Africans in the UK
       has not been extensively studied. Whether there are differences between
       African patients in Africa and in the UK or between Africans and white
       patients within the UK is not known. In our centre, black Africans
       account for approximately 13% of HIV infected patients. We will present
       the descriptive epidemiology of our cohort whose medical records were
       reviewed retrospectively. Demographic data and clinical information were
       recorded and analysed using descriptive methods. RESULTS: Seventy nine
       patients were identified, of whom 48 were Ugandan. Forty four were
       female and 35 male, a M:F ratio of 0.79. The mean age of presentation
       was 29 years for both men and women. Twenty four patients have had 27
       AIDS defining illness (ADI), for whom this was the presenting complaint
       in 13. ADI were oesophageal candida (n = 7), cerebral toxoplasmosis (n =
       5), PCP (n = 4), cryptococcal meningitis, TB, wasting, KS (n = 3 each).
       Presentation with KS occurred at a mean CD4 count of 237, compared with
       29 for other ADI combined. COMMENT: The proportion of female patients
       and their age at presentation is greater than expected, when compared to
       studies carried out in Africa. African patients present with late stage
       infection, but less often with PCP than white patients the reasons for
       which will be explored and presented with an analysis of survival trends
       and risk factors for progression.
 DE    Adult  Africa/ETHNOLOGY  AIDS-Related Opportunistic
       Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Female  Human  HIV Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY
       London/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Male  MEETING ABSTRACT

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