[The clinico-epidemiological characteristics of HIV infection in 93 adults in the Republic of Moldova]

Bacteriol Virusol Parazitol Epidemiol. 1998 Oct-Dec;43(4):269-74.
[Article in Romanian]

Abstract

We have examined 93 adults HIV serum-positive (citizens of Moldova Republic), admitted in 1994-1998 (months I-VIII) to the Hospital of Infections Diseases 'T. Ciorba'--Kishinev. Since 1996 the number of HIV infected people began to grow up rapidly. Most affected group was those of 16-29 years old people--78.4%. The major way of the HIV transmission was the use of intravenous drugs (81.7%). Number of men i.v. drug users was two time greater then women's (88.9%/66.7%). At the time of HIV infection diagnosis 77.9% of patients were in the clinical category A, 16.9% in B and 5.2% in C (1993 classification system, CDC-Atlanta). During the control period seven persons were redistributed from the clinical category A to B and two from A to C. A high prevalence value for tuberculosis in AIDS (71.4%) has been observed, this infection being the first manifestation of stadium C in 57.1% of cases. The circulation of hepatitis viruses is high in the drug users community: the markers of VHC were detected in 84.2%, HBsAg in 17.1% and VHD antibodies in 9.2%.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Distribution
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / diagnosis
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology*
  • HIV Infections / transmission
  • HIV Seropositivity / epidemiology
  • HIV Seropositivity / transmission
  • HIV-1*
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Moldova / epidemiology
  • Sex Distribution
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases / epidemiology
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases / transmission
  • Substance Abuse, Intravenous / complications