Lockemann U, Schulz-Schaeffer W, Wischhusen F, Laufs R, Püschel K
Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Hamburg, Germany.
Int J Legal Med. 1993;106(1):11-3. doi: 10.1007/BF01225017.
The HIV-status of 3999 fatalities (aged 1-60 years) examined at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Hamburg from 1989-1992 was tested. Former predictions of an enormous increase of HIV-infections, especially in the risk group of IVDA (intravenous drug addicts), did not come true. HIV-screening of fatalities is an instructive additional method of gaining information about the epidemiological development of HIV-infections.
对1989年至1992年期间在汉堡法医学研究所检查的3999名死亡者(年龄在1至60岁之间)的艾滋病毒感染状况进行了检测。此前关于艾滋病毒感染大幅增加的预测,尤其是在静脉注射吸毒者这一高危人群中,并未成为现实。对死亡者进行艾滋病毒筛查是获取有关艾滋病毒感染流行病学发展信息的一种具有指导意义的补充方法。