| clinical and biological characteristics of human immunodeficiency virus-infected and uninfected intravascular drug users in ho chi minh city, vietnam. | to define the medical characteristics of intravascular drug users in ho chi minh city, vietnam, we examined 280 men, of whom 235 were infected with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv), being treated in a rehabilitation center. the patients used mainly opium, often in shooting galleries (50%). the prevalence of oral candidiasis (58%) and zoster infection (20%) was high in hiv-seropositive patients, whereas oral hairy leukoplasia and kaposi's sarcoma were absent. the prevalence of acquired immunode ... | 1999 | 10497983 |