Document 2254
 DOCN  M94A2254
 TI    Impact of the HIV in the morbidity and mortality of low class urban
       population during a measles epidemic.
 DT    9412
 AU    Martinez L; Ducos J; Familia D; Union Latinoamericana Contra las ETS
       (ULACETS), Rep Dominicana.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):346 (abstract no. PC0323). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370321
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To determine the HIV status, and other co-factors of mother
       of children who were infected during a measles epidemic in 1992.
       METHODS: Interviews and blood samples were taken from 205 mother of
       children who died of measles complication, 200 mothers who's children
       had measles and and 230 mothers who's didn't have measles. RESULTS:
       Seven samples (1.3%) were positive to ELISA and WESTERN BLOT. Out of the
       positive mothers 5 had children who died and 2 mothes who's children had
       measles and didn't died three (43%) of the children that died were less
       than 6 month old. DISCUSSION: This study yield that the probability of
       dieyig during a measles epidemic is 2.4 times higher in a children
       infected with HIV, compared with those HIV negative.
 DE    Adult  AIDS Serodiagnosis  AIDS-Related Opportunistic
       Infections/*MORTALITY/TRANSMISSION  Blotting, Western  Child  Child,
       Preschool  Disease Outbreaks/*STATISTICS & NUMER DATA  Dominican
       Republic/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay  Female  Human
       HIV Infections/*MORTALITY/TRANSMISSION  Infant  *Social Class  Urban
       Population/*STATISTICS & NUMER DATA  MEETING ABSTRACT

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