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[Clinical characteristics of patients with AIDS treated at the Infectious Disease Clinic, Medical Academy, in Wroclaw during the years 1989-1990]

Przegl Epidemiol. 1991;45(4):365-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/93029569
Gladysz A; Machaj A; Simon K; Gruszecka H; Molin I; Lukowiak J; Katedra i Klinika Chorob Zakaznych Akademii Medycznej,; Wroclawiu.

Abstract: In the period 1989-1990 15 patients with various stages of HIV infection were treated. Among them were: 8 (53.3%) i.v. drug users, 6 (40%) homo- and bisexual men, and 1 (6.1%) woman with post-transfusion infection. The undertaken medical and laboratory examination, on the basis of CDC/WHO criteria, revealed: 6 patients with PGL, 6-with IV A stage, 1-IVB, 1-IVd and 1-IVE. The group of homo and bisexual men had lover CD4 lymphocyte counts than other patients. From our group only 7 patients were treated unsuccessfully with Retrovir (600 mg daily/6 months) but without side effects. Three patients died to this day.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/DRUG THERAPY/*ETIOLOGY/ IMMUNOLOGY Adult Antigens, CD4/ANALYSIS Blood Transfusion/*ADVERSE EFFECTS CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/DRUG EFFECTS/IMMUNOLOGY/PATHOLOGY English Abstract Female Homosexuality Human Leukocyte Count/DRUG EFFECTS Male Middle Age Poland Sexually Transmitted Diseases/DRUG THERAPY/*ETIOLOGY/IMMUNOLOGY Substance Abuse, Intravenous/*COMPLICATIONS Urban Population Zidovudine/THERAPEUTIC USE JOURNAL ARTICLEKWDacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome/drugtherapy/KWDetiology/immunologyadultantigens,cd4/analysisbloodtransfusion/KWDadverseeffectscd4-positivet-lymphocytes/drugeffects/immunology/pathologyenglishabstractfemalehomosexualityhumanleukocytecount/drugeffectsmalemiddleagepolandsexuallytransmitteddiseases/drugtherapy/KWDetiology/immunologysubstanceabuse,intravenous/KWDcomplicationsurbanpopulationzidovudine/therapeuticusejournalarticle
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