| [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 |
| [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 |
| [prevalence of infection by the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in drug addicts in madrid, over a 5 year period]. | firstly, to evaluate the annual levels of seroprevalence of antibodies against the type i human immunodeficiency virus in a sample of 1,232 intravenous drug users (ivdu) admitted for treatment to a hospital detoxication unit i madrid over a period of 5 years. secondly, attempt to distinguish the existence of variable which differentiate seropositive and seronegative ivdu. | 1991 | 1766279 |
| prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (hiv-1) non-b subtypes in foreigners living in madrid, spain, and comparison of the performances of the amplicor hiv-1 monitor version 1.0 and the new automated version 1.5. | plasma specimens collected in 1999 from 32 human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (hiv-1)-infected foreigners living in madrid, spain, were examined for the presence of non-b subtypes. furthermore, plasma viremia was quantified using two different amplicor hiv-1 monitor tests, version 1.0 and the new upgraded and automated version 1.5 (cobas). most patients came from africa, where they most likely had acquired hiv-1 infection through sexual contact. hiv-1 genetic subtyping was based on the phylogen ... | 2001 | 11326002 |
| [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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |