Short communication: Retrospective analysis of 21 HIV/AIDS cases Kisa bildiri: HIV/AIDS'li 21 olgunun retrospektif analizi

Akalın H., Heper Y., Yılmaz E., Kazak E., Oral H. B., Mıstık R., ...More

Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni, vol.39, no.3, pp.339-343, 2005 (Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 39 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Journal Name: Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.339-343
  • Keywords: AIDS, Antiretroviral therapy, Human immunodeficiency virus
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: No

Abstract

In this study, 21 HIV/AIDS cases (18 male, 3 female; age range 17-64 years), followed up in the Department of Infectious Diseases of Uludag University Medical Faculty between 1997-2003 have been analyzed retrospectively, by means of epidemiological, clinical and laboratory aspects. Nineteen (90%) of them were heterosexual, and in 9 cases the diagnosis was coincidental during the blood donations or routine testing. The non-compliance rate of patients to antiretroviral treatment was found as 76%, and the most important factor for non-compliance was the difficulty in providing antiretroviral drugs. The most frequently encountered opportunistic infections were oropharyngeal candidiasis (n:5), herpes zoster (n:4) and community acquired pneumonia (n:4).