Rafi I, Marx E, Pierce P, Doherty M, Young M; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 1992 Jul 19-24; 8: 182 (abstract no. PuC 8177).
Georgetown University Medical Center.
OBJECTIVE: GUH's HIV Women's Clinic has established a database on 114 HIV+ women enrolled 7/87-1/92. Of these, 18 women have died. This report compares demographics, CD4 cell counts and associated illnesses for deceased versus surviving women. METHODS: Retrospective clinical and demographic data were abstracted and entered in a computerized database. RESULTS: The following chart summarizes comparisons: TABULAR DATA, SEE ABSTRACT VOLUME. CDC ADEs present at time of death included: Wasting (10), MAI (10), CMV retinitis (5), HIV encephalopathy (3), lymphoma (3), PCP (1), toxoplasmosis (1). Non-AIDS-defining conditions included: line sepsis (1), renal failure (2), idiopathic pulmonary hypertension (1) and sudden death (1). Mean number of conditions present at time of death was 3. Mean CD4 of women with MAI was 10 cells/mm3 (n = 10). Death occurred in this cohort when mean CD4 less than or equal to 30 cells/mm3. CONCLUSIONS: Death was associated with multiple ADEs and a CD4 less than or equal to 30 cells/mm3. The deceased women tended to enter the clinic at an older age and at a later stage of disease. If better education and counseling concerning HIV influence women to enter treatment earlier, survival may be improved.
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Keywords:
- AIDS Dementia Complex
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- CD4 Lymphocyte Count
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
- Death
- Female
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- Humans
- Patient Discharge
- Washington
- epidemiology
Other ID:
UI: 102201584
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