| [spanish pediatric association. madrid. human immunodeficiency virus infection. spanish multicenter study]. | the results of an epidemiological survey in spain organized by the "spanish pediatric association" of children born to hiv+ mothers from 1981-1989 are presented. the objectives were, a) to document in the different parts of spain the number of hiv+ children born to hiv+ mothers, and b) to identify the risk factors involved in the hiv infection. only in public hospitals, a total of 1938 hiv+ children born to hiv+ mothers were identified. a systematic yearly increase of hiv+ newborns was evident s ... | 1991 | 1929009 |
| [type 2 human immunodeficiency virus infection (hiv-2) in spain: analysis of the first 50 cases. spanish group for the study of hiv-2]. | infection by the human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (hiv-2) is endemic in west africa where it is responsible for many aids cases. hiv-2 has been described in subjects in other countries, mainly in african immigrants, although it may also be found in natives. the first cases of hiv-2 infection were identified in spain in 1988. | 1995 | 7475463 |
| [tuberculosis in a prison population: a study of 138 cases]. | tuberculosis continues to be a disease of great importance in spain with few data known on prison populations. in the present study an analysis of the incidence and characteristics of tuberculosis in the prison population people is done. | 1993 | 8231396 |
| epidemiology of hiv-2 infection in spain. the hiv-2 spanish study group. | human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (hiv-2) infection is endemic in west africa, where it is responsible for many cases of aids. hiv-2-infected subjects have been described in other countries, mainly african immigrants, although infection in native individuals has been reported as well. the first cases of hiv-2 infection in spain were identified in 1988. through december 1995, 56 hiv-2 infected individuals have been diagnosed, primarily in large urban areas (23 cases in madrid and 18 in barcelon ... | 1996 | 8793396 |
| epidemiology of human t-lymphotropic virus type ii (htlv-ii) infection in spain. htlv spanish study group. | the human t-lymphotropic virus type ii (htlv-ii) has recently been associated with the genesis of some subacute neurological syndromes and, rarely, with atypical t-lymphoid malignancies. the virus is endemic in some amerindian and african tribes, and among intravenous drug users (idus) in north america and europe. given that htlv-ii is transmitted by the same routes as other human retroviruses, the screening of antibodies to htlv-ii in blood donors has became a matter of controversy in some coun ... | 1996 | 8982623 |
| [microbiological study of some microorganisms implicated in sexually transmitted diseases among the female prison population]. | background: sexually transmitted diseases (std) are of over greater interest, particularly since the appearance of the human immunodeficiency virus ( hiv) in the last decade. asymptomatic or oligosymptomatic infections are very frequent, overall in women. the aim of this study was to know the prevalence of certain std producing microorganisms in a female penitentiary population, the clinical characteristics and evaluate the risk factors which may be found in this population. methods: one hundred ... | 1996 | 9011204 |
| single- and multidrug resistance mutations to reverse transcriptase and protease inhibitors: human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected patients from two geographical areas in spain. spanish groups for antiretroviral resistance studies. | to describe the prevalence of genotypic resistance mutations, including single and multidrug resistance (mdr) to reverse transcriptase (rt) and protease (pr) inhibitors in treated and untreated patients from two geographical areas in spain (madrid and galicia). | 2000 | 10881995 |
| cytomegalovirus infection in the first year of life in human immunodeficiency virus-infected children: impact on survival and progression of the hiv disease. | cytomegalovirus (cmv) is one of the most common opportunistic infections in aids patients. the aim of this study was to assess the influence of cmv infection in the first year of life and its the impact on survival and progression of the disease. | 2007 | 17392647 |
| causes of death in pediatric patients vertically infected by the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in madrid, spain, from 1982 to mid-2009. | effective therapies have increased life expectancy of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)-infected pediatric patients. we investigated the underlying causes of death, mortality, and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (aids) rates in hiv-infected pediatric patients in madrid, spain. | 2011 | 21326134 |