| distribution of hiv and acute hepatitis b infection among drug injectors in glasgow. | this study compared the distributions of known human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and acute hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection among drug injectors in glasgow over a 3.5 year period. data were obtained from all relevant laboratory request forms submitted to glasgow's 3 virology laboratories during the period 1 january 1986 to 30 june 1989. the overall prevalence of hiv among those tested was 3.7% (66/1786). there were 125 cases of acute hbv infection. the male:female ratios for hiv and acute hbv ... | 1991 | 1958720 |
| human immunodeficiency virus in drug misusers and increased consultation in general practice. | the use of general practitioner services by a group of intravenous drug users was recorded over two two-year time periods 1984-85 and 1986-87. this was felt to represent the period of maximum change in awareness of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection by patients and medical staff. fifty patients were randomly selected: 25 who were hiv positive and 25 who were hiv negative. between the two time periods a dramatic increase in consultation rate for both high risk and infected patients atte ... | 1989 | 2558188 |
| hiv testing in glasgow genito-urinary medicine clinics 1985-1987. | between 1 march 1985 and 28 february 1987, 1659 patients attending glasgow genito-urinary medicine (gum) clinics were tested for antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus (hiv). forty (2.4%) were positive. thirty-seven of these were homosexual (36/37) or bisexual (1/37) males. the overall prevalence of antibodies to hiv in this group was 3.9% (37/940) and showed no significant increase over the two year period. following the extensive media campaign in october 1986, the total numbers tested eac ... | 1988 | 3187497 |
| haemophilia care in central scotland 1980-94. i. demographic characteristics, hospital admissions and causes of death. | to estimate the resources required to manage patients with haemophilia in scotland, we studied the demographic features, hospital admissions and causes of deaths for individuals with haemophilia a and b and von willebrand disease, treated with blood products, during the period 1980-94 living in central scotland. data were obtained from 413 adults and children (93% ascertainment). the age distribution in 1980 revealed a paucity of individuals over 60 years but the number in this age group increas ... | 2000 | 11012692 |
| modelling human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome cases in scotland: data sources, prior information and bayesian estimation. | "the paper describes the methodology developed to carry out predictions of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (aids) epidemic in scotland. information on the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) epidemic comes from formal case reports of aids cases and hiv positive tests, reports from surveillance schemes and from special studies. these sources of information, up to the end of 1994, are reviewed.... a simple model of the hiv epidemic in scotland is proposed and the information is summarized ... | 1998 | 12348726 |
| detection of htlv-i and -ii in scottish blood donor samples and archive donations. | positive samples identified during routine serological screening for hcv (hepatitis c virus), hbv (hepatitis b virus) and hiv (human immunodeficiency virus) are confirmed by nucleic acid testing in the snbts (scottish national blood transfusion service) pcr reference laboratory. serological screening for htlv-i (human t-cell lymphotropic virus type i) and -ii was implemented in scotland in november 2002, at which time a pcr assay was not available for confirmation. our aim was to develop a real- ... | 2006 | 16958835 |
| human immunodeficiency virus 1 subtypes detected in scottish blood donors. | the aim of our study was to determine human immunodeficiency virus 1 subtypes in scottish blood donors. we were able to document virus subtypes present in this population over a period of 19 years and examine associated risk factors where available. subtype b was found to be the predominant cause of human immunodeficiency virus 1 infection in scottish blood donors with subtype c increasing in this population after 2002. non-b subtypes were found mainly in heterosexuals but also in all other risk ... | 2009 | 19152609 |
| Understanding the impact of HIV diagnosis amongst gay men in Scotland: an interpretative phenomenological analysis. | Although a wide literature details the psychological impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnosis, it predates the introduction of effective treatment for HIV (i.e. anti-retroviral therapies, ARTs). This article explores the psychological impact of HIV diagnosis in post-ART accounts. This is important, given the recent policy developments which focus upon increasing HIV testing and thus diagnoses. | 2011 | 22010635 |