| serological survey for viral diseases in the cayo santiago rhesus macaque population. | the free-ranging population of rhesus monkeys (macaca mulatta) on cayo santiago was sero-surveyed for human measles, simian virus 40, b virus (herpes simiae), rhesus cytomegalovirus, human and simian retroviruses and encephalomyocarditis virus to determine the prevalence of these viruses in the colony. the results of this study indicate that the colony is free of sv40, htlviii (hiv-1), stlviii (siv) and srv1; has a low prevalence of measles and emcv; and high prevalence rates for b virus, cmv an ... | 1989 | 2571176 |
| factors in an outbreak of pneumocystis carinii in a transplant unit. | | 1988 | 2831643 |
| acquired immuno deficiency syndrome (aids): experience in the puerto rico medical center. | | 1985 | 2985097 |
| acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids). | this review article on acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids) covers its epidemiology, clinical spectrum, and etiology. despite intensive efforts, the cause and pathogenesis of this syndrome remain unknown and effective therapy is not yet available. in addition, the clinical presentation of aids is variable, ranging from generalized lymphadenopathy to dermatologic lesions, pneumonias, enteritis, ophthalmologic lesions, disseminated disease, malignancies, neurologic conditions, paresthesias, ... | 1984 | 6097278 |
| community-acquired opportunistic infections and defective cellular immunity in heterosexual drug abusers and homosexual men. | fourteen previously healthy young patients with unusual community-acquired opportunistic infections were seen over a period of three years. they differ from patients previously described in that 11 were heterosexual drug abusers (including two women) and only three were homosexual men. there were eight puerto ricans, five blacks, and one white. infections included pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (seven), disseminated mycobacterium intracellulare infection, histoplasmosis, cryptococcosis, and cyto ... | 1983 | 6219579 |
| geographical pathology profile of aids in puerto rico: the first decade. | postmortem histopathological changes in 100 adult patients with aids who died in puerto rico from 1982 to 1991 were studied and tabulated. modes of hiv transmission were reviewed. patient ages ranged from 21 to 60 yr. gender composition for the patient group was 83 men (average age, 35 yr) and 17 women (average age, 39 yr). sixty-eight of the patients were injecting-drug users, 20 were homosexual and bisexual men, seven were women who had had heterosexual contact with men at risk for hiv, and on ... | 1994 | 7991523 |
| opportunistic invasion of the heart in hispanic patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. | one hundred consecutive patients who died of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids) were studied with an emphasis on the heart. thirty-two patients showed pathologic changes. the pathologic findings included infection by histoplasma capsulatum, toxoplasma gondii, mycobacterium tuberculosis, cytomegalovirus. cryptococcus neoformans, and atypical mycobacteria. noninfectious pathologic findings included nonspecific myocarditis, focal necrosis, focal fibrosis, and acute subendocardial infarct ... | 1994 | 8059916 |
| survival in children with perinatal hiv infection and very low cd4 lymphocyte counts. | to evaluate clinical conditions associated with mortality in hiv-infected children with cd4+ counts <100 cells/microl. | 2000 | 11115958 |
| salivary gland virus antibodies in puerto rico. report of a serological survey, with clinical notes. | | 1963 | 14112940 |
| respiratory pathogens in bronchoalveolar lavage in a puerto rican population infected with the human immunodeficiency virus. | to describe the respiratory pathogens found in the bronchoalveolar lavage of a puerto rican population infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv). | 2005 | 16331860 |
| factors and outcome in bk virus nephropathy in a hispanic kidney transplant population. | bk virus nephropathy (bkvn) is an increasingly recognized cause of kidney allograft loss and is thought to be related to the newer, more potent immunosuppressive agents. conflicting information has been reported on risk factors for bk infection. | 2010 | 19804584 |
| aids and the heart in the caribbean: a silent entity. | autopsies were performed by the cardiac pathology laboratory of 74 of 100 consecutive aids patients who died in puerto rico. the 32 with cardiac pathology are reviewed here. there were 27 males and 5 females, averaging 33 years old. 84% were heroin users and/or homosexual, and of the remaining 16%, 2 had heroin users and/or homosexual, and of the remaining 16%, 2 had received blood transfusions. the immediate cause of death was either respiratory or nervous system failure. one case of peric ... | 1992 | 1627327 |
| interactions of hiv and stds in a group of female prostitutes. | incidence of hiv and of several other sexually transmitted diseases (stds) was determined in 171 female prostitutes from 3 sites in san juan, puerto rico. the sites were selected by high incidence of penicillinase-producing n. gonorrhoeae in clients of prostitutes. these women came from about a dozen different countries, mostly latin american. 14% reported they always used condoms. specimens were taken of blood, endocervix, cervix, rectum and oropharynx, and tested for hiv, gonorrhea, syphil ... | 1989 | 12342195 |
| epidemiology of pediatric aids in puerto rico: 1981-1998. | the objective of this study was to describe the aids-defining conditions (adc) and survival experience of pediatric aids cases (< 13 years age) reported in puerto rico. a descriptive analysis of the data gathered by the puerto rico aids surveillance system was performed. data for the 377 pediatric aids cases reported from january 1981 through june 1998 were reviewed. survival curves following aids diagnosis were estimated using the kaplan--meier method and differences between curves were assesse ... | 1999 | 10743510 |