UNRECOGNIZED HIV-1 INFECTION IN INNER-CITY HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PATIENTS

Authors
NAGACHINTA T GOLD CR CHENG F HESELTINE PNR KERNDT PR
Citation
T. Nagachinta et al., UNRECOGNIZED HIV-1 INFECTION IN INNER-CITY HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PATIENTS, Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 17(3), 1996, pp. 174-177
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Infection control and hospital epidemiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0899823X
Volume
17
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
174 - 177
Database
ISI
SICI code
0899-823X(1996)17:3<174:UHIIIH>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
To determine the prevalence of unrecognized human immunodeficiency vir us (HIV)-1 infections in patients presenting to an inner-city hospital emergency department, medical records were reviewed from 1,945 patien ts diagnosed with diseases not related to HIV or acquired immunodefici ency syndrome. The overall seroprevalence was 2.1% (40):1.8% (11) in n ontrauma versus 3.0% (29) in trauma patients. The highest prevalence w as found in black, male, uninsured patients.