| comparison of aids in women in rural and urban georgia. | through 1990, 308 cases of aids had been reported in female residents of georgia (aged 13 years and older); 77 (25%) were white and 228 (75%) black. the mean age of the white women (43.8 years) was greater than that of the black women (34.5 years). one hundred sixty-six women were from atlanta (metro atl), the major metropolitan center in georgia, and 142 (46%) from other regions of the state (other areas). blacks represented 74% and 76% of all cases in women in metro atl and other areas respect ... | 1992 | 1604384 |
| quality of life in persons with human immunodeficiency virus infection: measurement by the medical outcomes study instrument. | to assess the reliability and validity of the medical outcomes study (mos) short form health survey as an indicator for quality of life in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv). | 1992 | 1727616 |
| national case-control study of kaposi's sarcoma and pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in homosexual men: part 1. epidemiologic results. | to identify risk factors for the occurrence of kaposi's sarcoma and pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in homosexual men, we conducted a case-control study in new york city, san francisco, los angeles, and atlanta. fifty patients (cases) (39 with kaposi's sarcoma, 8 with pneumocystis pneumonia, and 3 with both) and 120 matched homosexual male controls (from sexually transmitted disease clinics and private medical practices) participated in the study. the variable most strongly associated with illnes ... | 1983 | 6603806 |
| acquired immune deficiency syndrome in the united states: the first 1,000 cases. | between june 1981 and february 1983, the centers for disease control (atlanta) received reports of 1,000 patients living in the united states who met a surveillance definition for the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (aids). seventy-three percent of these patients were diagnosed after january 1, 1982. the 1,000 patients included 284 with kaposi's sarcoma (ks), 497 with pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (pcp), 83 with ks and pcp, and 136 with opportunistic infections other than pcp. the overall m ... | 1983 | 6604115 |
| pneumocystis pneumonia in hospitals: outbreaks or improved recognition? | a presumed outbreak of pneumocystis carinii pneumonitis occurred at a large teaching hospital. the diagnosis was made by lung biopsy or at autopsy in seven patients over a 22 1/2-year period and only by percutaneous lung aspirate in seven patients over a 2 1/2-year period. apparent outbreaks may be related to both an increase in the number of cases of disease and improved diagnostic methods. | 1980 | 6969443 |
| a prospective population-based study of hiv perinatal transmission. | to estimate the perinatal hiv transmission rate and describe the natural history of infant hiv infection in a situation in which hiv status is known in more than 95% of delivering women. | 1994 | 7802983 |
| adherence to guidelines for antiretroviral therapy and for preventing opportunistic infections in hiv-infected adults and adolescents in ryan white-funded facilities in the united states. | to determine adherence by health care providers to guidelines for antiretroviral therapy and for prevention of opportunistic infections (ois) in adults with hiv infection in federally funded facilities in the united states, we reviewed records of hiv-infected adults (>13 years) in 11 ryan white title iii facilities in four states for information on eight standard-of-care recommendations during november 1996 through september 1997. eligibility required a visit to the facility within 6 months befo ... | 1999 | 10421247 |
| sulfa or sulfone prophylaxis and geographic region predict mutations in the pneumocystis carinii dihydropteroate synthase gene. | to determine factors associated with mutations in the pneumocystis carinii dihydropteroate synthase (dhps) gene, a prospective study of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)-infected patients with confirmed p. carinii pneumonia was conducted in atlanta, seattle, and san francisco. clinical information was obtained from patient interview and chart abstraction. dhps genotype was determined from dna sequencing. overall, 76 (68.5%) of 111 patients had a mutant dhps genotype, including 22 (81.5%) of 27 ... | 2000 | 10979917 |