Саратовский научно-медицинский журнал (Jun 2012)

Effciency of HIV-infected patients detection in neurological hospitals of large industrial center

  • Shmelev V.V.,
  • Mysovskaya O.V.,
  • Ornatskaya N.А.,
  • Salina E.A.,
  • Gryaznеv R.А.,
  • Be-lousov M.I.,
  • Sholomov I.I.,
  • Lukina E.V.,
  • Kolokolova A.M.,
  • Abramova T.P.,
  • Potemina L.P.,
  • Kolokolov O.V.,
  • Shuldyakov A.A.,
  • Eystrakh V.A.,
  • Shumilova A.V.,
  • Sotskova V.A.

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 2
pp. 563 – 567

Abstract

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<p><em>Aim of the study: </em>to evaluate the effciency of detection for HIV-infection in patients of neurological departments of Saratov. <em>Materials and methods. </em>We retrospectively analyzed 25 250 medical histories of patients hospitalized into neurological departments of Saratov hospitals between January 2007 and April 2012. <em>Results. </em>Blood samples of 2010 patients (7,96 %) were tested for the presence of HIV-antibodies. 37 patients were HIV-positive (1,84 % of examined patients and 0,15 % of the total number of patients). <em>Conclusion. </em>Increasing popularity and variety of clinical manifestations of HIV-infection requires the expansion of neurological patients whom serum test for antibodies against HIV is needed.</p>

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