HIV infection rates in a trauma center treating predominantly rural blunt trauma victims
| Autor: | P. A. Furth, D. Glasser, S. L. Groseclose, R. A. Cowley, C. A. Soderstrom, R. W. Dunning |
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| Rok vydání: | 1989 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics HIV antibody positive Adolescent Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Traumatology Rural Health Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine medicine.disease_cause Wounds Nonpenetrating White People Sex Factors Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Trauma Centers HIV Seroprevalence medicine Humans Trauma victims business.industry Trauma center social sciences Hospital Bed Capacity 500 and over Middle Aged medicine.disease humanities Surgery Patient population Blunt trauma Baltimore Female Viral disease business |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of trauma. 29(11) |
| ISSN: | 0022-5282 |
| Popis: | Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection rates among 1,497 consecutive adult trauma victims triaged from rural and urban sectors to a statewide trauma center in Baltimore were studied. Those studied were 71.7% men, 77.4% whites, 63.2% vehicular trauma victims, 11.2% assault victims, and 25.7% other trauma victims. Non-Baltimoreans predominated (86.0%) and 32.7% were 25 to 39 years of age. Overall, 1.67% of the victims were HIV antibody positive. Significantly higher infection rates were seen in men (1.96% vs. 0.95%; p less than 0.02), non-whites (4.13% vs. 0.95; p less than 0.005), assault victims compared with vehicular and other trauma victims (5.99% vs. 1.06% vs. 1.30%, respectively; p less than 0.001), and Baltimore City residents (3.81% vs. 1.32%; p less than 0.03). Among those 25 to 39 years of age, 68.0% of the HIV infections were noted. Results suggest that HIV infection rates among trauma center patients are a reflection of the patient population served. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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