5th International AIDS Conference


Montreal, Quebec, Canada — Jun 4-9, 1989

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Seroprevalence of HIV antibody in IV drug users and other patients in a Connecticut hospital.

Int Conf AIDS 1989 Jun 4-9; 5:165 (abstract no. A.529)
Lyons RW, Krisiunas E, Madden G, Rubinstien E, Smith C, Dauphinais R; St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

OBJECTIVE: To examine the demographics of HIV antibody seroprevalence at a 592 bed community teaching hospital in the northeastern United States in 1988.

METHODS: Sex, race, age, and risk-group information was obtained by the laboratory from the ordering physician on all HIV antibody tests done. Patient identifiers were removed before analysis by the epidemiology section. A positive result was positive by both ELISA and Western Blot (RIBA).

RESULTS: 632 adults and 58 infants were tested with their permission. 131 were positive. An analysis of intravenous drug users (IVDU) by race and sex is shown here; similar analysis of the other groups will be given in the presentation: TABULAR DATA, SEE ABSTRACT VOLUME.

CONCLUSION: The majority of the HIV+ patients tested are Black and Hispanic IVDU. Prevalence rate among white IVDU is significantly less than among IVDU from minority groups.

Keywords: AEGIS, HIV Antibodies, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Substance Abuse, Intravenous, HIV Seroprevalence, Hispanic Americans, Whites, HIV Infections, HIV, Hospitals, Substance-Related Disorders, Blacks, Prevalence, Connecticut, New England, Adult, Human, Infant, ICA5

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