Ekweozor C C, Olaleye O D, Tomori O, Saliu I, Essien E M, Bakare R A, Oni A A, Oyewo O O, Okesola A O, Onyemenem T N
Department of Virology, College of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Afr J Med Med Sci. 1995 Dec;24(4):321-7.
The HIV-seropositive subjects identified among the STD Clinic patients seen at a Special Treatment Clinic between 1989 and 1990 were studied to determine the epidemiological and clinical trends of HIV infection in these patients, and to demonstrate any association between the STDs and HIV- seropositivity. Thirty-seven out of the 581 patients investigated have been confirmed HIV-seropositive by Western bolt. The prevalence of HIV infection was 6.4%. Anti-HIV-1 antibody prevalence (3.6%) was higher than that of anti-HIV-2 antibody (2.8%). The age-range of the patients investigated was from 2 weeks to 49 years, and the HIV-seropositive cases were in the age-range 15-49 years, with peak incidence of HIV infection in the 21-30 years age-bracket. The male: female ratio of HIV-seropositive subjects was practically the same (1.01:1). HIV antibody-positive cases consisted of residents from towns in both Northern and Southern Nigeria. Only one of the HIV antibody-positive cases has developed clinical AIDS-progressive weight loss fourteen months after he was found positive for HIV antibody.
对1989年至1990年间在一家特殊治疗诊所就诊的性病门诊患者中确定的HIV血清阳性受试者进行了研究，以确定这些患者中HIV感染的流行病学和临床趋势，并证明性病与HIV血清阳性之间的任何关联。在接受调查的581名患者中，有37名经蛋白质印迹法确认HIV血清阳性。HIV感染率为6.4%。抗HIV-1抗体阳性率（3.6%）高于抗HIV-2抗体阳性率（2.8%）。接受调查患者的年龄范围为2周至49岁，HIV血清阳性病例的年龄范围为15至49岁，HIV感染的发病高峰在21至30岁年龄组。HIV血清阳性受试者的男女比例几乎相同（1.01:1）。HIV抗体阳性病例包括尼日利亚北部和南部城镇的居民。在发现HIV抗体呈阳性的患者中，只有一例在被发现HIV抗体阳性14个月后出现了临床艾滋病——进行性体重减轻。
