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Document 3104
DOCN M94A3104
TI Profile of opportunistic infections among HIV-infected people in Hong
Kong.
DT 9412
AU Wong KH; Lee SS; Sitt WH; Li CK; Ho HF; Department of Medicine, Queen
Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon, Hong; Kong.
SO Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):152 (abstract no. PB0036). Unique
Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94369471
AB OBJECTIVE: To determine the spectrum of major and minor opportunistic
infections in a cohort of patients with HIV infection in Hong Kong.
METHOD: Case records of patients attending the HIV clinic--Special
Medical Consultation Clinic, between Dec 1984 and Dec 1993 were
reviewed. Data on HIV-related opportunistic infections were analysed.
RESULTS: Information on 217 (75%) of 288 patients were eligible for
analysis, 204 were male and 13 female. 65% was ethnic Chinese. Majority
(84%) acquired HIV via sexual contacts. 92 (42%) have developed AIDS and
54 (25%) had other non AIDS-defining opportunistic infections. Common
first minor opportunistic infections included herpes zoster (31%),
herpes simplex infection (15%), oral candidiasis (14%) and genital/anal
wart (9%). The primary AIDS-defining illnesses of 84 patients were
infections: pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (49%), extrapulmonary
tuberculous infection (13%), and CMV disease (7%). Penicillium
marneffei, a disseminated fungal infection, was the first major
opportunistic infection in 3 patients. CONCLUSION: In Hong Kong,
pneumocystis carinii pneumonia remained the commonest primary AIDS event
while Penicillium marneffi infection was also a significant major
infection. Herpes zoster and oral candidiasis were the two most frequent
minor opportunistic infections.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/CLASSIFICATION/ *EPIDEMIOLOGY
Candidiasis, Oral/EPIDEMIOLOGY Condylomata Acuminata/EPIDEMIOLOGY
Female Herpes Simplex/EPIDEMIOLOGY Herpes Zoster/EPIDEMIOLOGY Hong
Kong/EPIDEMIOLOGY Human HIV Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION
Male Pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii/EPIDEMIOLOGY Sex Behavior
MEETING ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).