Document 3112
 DOCN  M94A3112
 TI    Trends in clinical entities: case definitions or real fact?
 DT    9412
 AU    Valdespino JL; Garcia ML; del Rio A; Salcedo A; Magis C; Mora JL;
       Sepulveda J; INDRE, SCD Secretariat of Health, Mexico.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):150 (abstract no. PB0026). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94369463
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To determine trends of initial clinical entities in AIDS
       patients (1983 and 1993) and analyse impact of different definitions.
       METHODS: AIDS cases registry was analysed. RESULTS: Trends of clinical
       entities are as follows: TABULAR DATA, SEE ABSTRACT VOLUME. During
       1983-84 the definition in use was that of CDC1985. In 1988 the WHO 1987
       definition was adopted; including wasting, neurological abnormalities
       and Tb (both pulmonary and extrapulmonary). In 1993, WHO definition was
       adopted including cervouterine cancer and recurrent pneumoniae.
       DISCUSSION: Wasting, syndrome, Tb and other infections have become
       predominant manifestations SK and PCP have decreased proportionally. Tb
       was underestimated in the initial phase of the epidemic. Stabilization
       after 1988 correlated with the high prevalence of Tb in Mexico. Increase
       in wasting between 1988-1993 is real and reflects multifactorial causes.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*CLASSIFICATION/COMPLICATIONS/
       *EPIDEMIOLOGY  AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY
       Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)  Comparative Study
       Forecasting  Human  Mexico/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Neoplasms/EPIDEMIOLOGY/ETIOLOGY
       Pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Prevalence  Registries
       Tuberculosis/EPIDEMIOLOGY  United States  World Health Organization
       MEETING ABSTRACT

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