| Autor: |
Sandra F Moreira-Silva, Eliana Zandonade, Diana O Frauches, Elisa A Machado, Lays Ignacia A Lopes, Lívia L Duque, Polyana P Querido, Angélica E Miranda |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2013 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
PLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 12, p e82027 (2013) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
| DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0082027 |
| Popis: |
BACKGROUND: Studying diseases associated with AIDS is essential for establishing intervention strategies because comorbidities can lead to death. The objectives were to describe the frequency of comorbidities and verify their distribution according to demographic, epidemiological and clinical data as well as to classify diseases in children and adolescents with AIDS in Vitória, Brazil. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was conducted among children with AIDS, as defined according to the criteria established by the Ministry of Health, who acquired HIV via vertical transmission, were aged 0 to 18 years, and were monitored at a referral hospital from January 2001 to December 2011. RESULTS: A total of 177 patients were included, of whom 97 were female (55%). There were 60 patients (34%) |
| Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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