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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
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).