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16397417

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-1-6
pubmed:abstractText
Our aim was to evaluate the prevalence of HIV infection in immigrants hospitalised in infectious disease settings in Italy during 2002. Each participating centre filled in a CRF which regarded the number of immigrants hospitalised in ordinary regime or in day-hospital during 2002 and, for HIV-positive patients only, some demographic (age, sex, origin) and clinical features (only HIV positivity or AIDS, new diagnosis or not, diagnosis of opportunistic infections). A total of 46 Infectious Diseases Units participated in the study and a total number of 2255 patients were tested for anti-HIV, irrespective of the cause of hospitalization, with 378 (16%) cases of positivity. Women accounted for 47.9%; the mean age of the population was 34.5 years. African patients showed a higher prevalence of HIV infections than subjects from other geographical areas (61.9% of all cases). Most HIV-infected patients were unaware of their positivity. In conclusion, HIV infection represents one of the main health problems among immigrants, particularly of African origin.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1124-9390
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
147-51
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-12-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Prevalence of HIV infections in hospitalised immigrants in Clinics of Infectious Diseases in Italy: a multicentric survey.
pubmed:affiliation
SIMIT, Italian Society of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Committee for Immigrants Infectious Diseases Study, University of Foggia, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Multicenter Study