| pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in heart transplant recipients. | seven cases of pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (pcp) (two in 1988, three in 1989, one in 1990 and one in 1991) have been observed in a group of 241 heart transplant recipients transplanted in pavia, italy, from november 1985 through december 1991. median time to onset of symptoms was 100 days after transplantation (range 59-333 days). diagnosis was achieved in all patients by cytological examination of bronchoalveolar lavage (bal) fluid and/or transbronchial biopsy. clinical and roentgenographic ... | 1993 | 8491524 |
| clinical and epidemiological aspects of the first 50 cases of aids in milan. | between april 1984 and december 1985, 50 patients diagnosed as aids were observed in our clinic. risk factors were homosexuality in 21 cases (42%), drug addiction in 20 (40%), homosexuality and drug addiction in 3 (6%), haemophilia in 1 (2%). in the remaining 5 cases the infection was acquired by vertical transmission in 2 (4%), by promiscuous heterosexual intercourse in 2 (4%) and by a single blood transfusion in 1 (2%). kaposi's sarcoma (ks) was the main clinical feature in 8 patients, althoug ... | 1986 | 3580141 |
| aids-defining diseases in 250 hiv-infected patients; a comparative study of clinical and autopsy diagnoses. | to evaluate the correlation between clinical and autopsy findings in 250 aids patients. | 1992 | 1334675 |