Chew S K, Monteiro E H
Singapore Med J. 1989 Feb;30(1):28-31.
The Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is caused by a retrovirus, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). As at 30 April 1988, there were 22 infected individuals in Singapore, of which 4 had AIDS. A comprehensive retrospective study was carried out to establish the clinico-epidemiological features of the disease and its transmission in Singapore. The infected patients have been related mainly to sexual transmission through sexual contact (homosexual, bisexual or heterosexual) with men and women from countries where HIV infection is more prevalent. The majority of the infected were homosexual males in the age range 20-39 years. There was one case of transfusion-associated AIDS and another was infected through heterosexual transmission. The local pattern is consistent with the Western pattern (Pattern 1), with the notable absence of intravenous drug abusers, paediatric cases or infected haemophiliacs.
获得性免疫缺陷综合征（艾滋病）由一种逆转录病毒即人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）引起。截至1988年4月30日，新加坡有22名感染者，其中4人患艾滋病。开展了一项全面的回顾性研究，以确定该疾病在新加坡的临床流行病学特征及其传播情况。受感染患者主要通过与来自HIV感染更为普遍国家的男女进行性接触（同性恋、双性恋或异性恋）而发生性传播。大多数感染者为年龄在20至39岁之间的同性恋男性。有1例与输血相关的艾滋病病例，另一例是通过异性传播感染的。本地模式与西方模式（模式1）一致，值得注意的是没有静脉注射吸毒者、儿科病例或受感染的血友病患者。
