Kelen G D, Fleetwood D
Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital/Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Emerg Med Clin North Am. 1990 Aug;8(3):653-64.
HIV-1 infection among IVDUs is increasing at a rapid rate in the U.S. Because many Emergency Departments experience many visits from patients with this risk factor, the impact on emergency services can be considerable. Because many of these patients currently have asymptomatic infection, knowledge of clinical presentations of HIV-1 infection is valuable, as the Emergency Department may be the site for the initial presentation of complications related to HIV-1. Finally, Emergency Departments may play a vital role in preventing further progression of this deadly and destructive disease among this risk group.
在美国，静脉注射吸毒者中HIV-1感染率正在迅速上升。由于许多急诊科会接待有此风险因素的患者，对急诊服务的影响可能相当大。由于这些患者中有许多目前处于无症状感染状态，了解HIV-1感染的临床表现很有价值，因为急诊科可能是与HIV-1相关并发症首次出现的场所。最后，急诊科在预防这一高危人群中这种致命且具有破坏性的疾病的进一步发展方面可能发挥至关重要的作用。
