Gorbacheva ES, Golikov VA; International Conference on AIDS.

Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12; 10: 275 (abstract no. PC0019).

Moscow AIDS Clinical Centre, Russia.

PURPOSE: To study peculiarities of spreading of HIV-infection in Moscow on base of data of Moscow City Center for AIDS Prophylaxis established in 1990. METHOD: Statistical calculation of data epidemiological control of HIV-infection in Moscow from 1990 to 1993. RESULTS: Moscow is the leader among the other cities of Russia regard of the number of new found cases of HIV-infection. There are 135 new cases have been registered up to 31 of December 1993 and it is one-found part of all adult HIV-infection patients in Russia. The spreading of HIV-infection in Moscow is maintaining through sexual contacts with prevailing homosexual ones. (88 cases) being 65% from total HIV-infected patients have been registered: 36 HIV-infected patients contract with the disease through heterosexual contacts 6 (4.4%) after long living in African countries, 1 (0.70%) became HIV-infected due to disinfection and sterilization; in 4 the causes of infection could be determined. Male/Female ratio was 6:1. Relevation of new causes of HIV-infection takes place more often at the examination of sex partners of HIV-infected patients (27.4% from total number of diagnosed cases) and also at examination because of venereal diseases at the dispensary (25.19%). During two last years the number of new diagnosed cases of HIV-infection examined for clinical indications at admission for medical care (22.96%). The diagnoses of AIDS was made in 15 patients, 10 patients with the diagnosis of the HIV-infection; the cause of their death were opportunistic infections. CONCLUSION: Constant every year increasing of number of new cases of HIV-infection is seen in Moscow. The spreading of the disease is maintaining through mainly sexual contacts with the prevalence of homosexual ones. Nevertheless the frequency of heterosexual transmission of HIV every year increased being important factor of growing of epidemia among general population.

Publication Types:

• Meeting Abstracts

Keywords:

• Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
• Adult
• Female
• HIV Infections
• HIV Seropositivity
• Humans
• Male
• Moscow
• Prevalence
• Russia

Other ID:

• 94370009

UI: 102208839

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