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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in Romania

The Lancet, 1991
After the initial description of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in Romania in late 1989, national AIDS case surveillance was established with a modified version of the World Health Organisation (WHO) clinical case definition. This modified case definition requires that AIDS cases have both clinical and serological evidence of human ...
N Beldescu, David L Heymann, Margaret J. Oxtoby, Z. Jezek, Laurentiu Zolotusca, R C Apetrei, A Calomfirescu, Bradley S. Hersh, A Gromyko, F Popovici   +9 more
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Hemophilia and the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1985
Excerpt To the editor: Approximately 2 years have elapsed since the first description of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in patients with classic hemophilia (factor VIII deficiency) (1).
Carl Krill, Charles E. Ross, Michael M. Lederman, Oscar D. Ratnoff, Lawrence M. Pass   +4 more
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ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME IN RWANDA

The Lancet, 1984
To evaluate acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in central Africa a prospective study was done in Kigali, Rwanda, where Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is endemic. During a 4 week period, 26 patients (17 males and 9 females) were diagnosed. 16 patients had opportunistic infections, associated with KS in only 2; 1 had multifocal KS alone; and 9 had clinical
Nathan Clumeck, AntonC. Hekker, Jean-Paul Butzler, Jos Bogaerts, Philippe Van de Perre, Rouvroy D, Joseph Kayihigi, Philippe Kestelyn, Philippe Lepage   +8 more
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Cryptococcosis in the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1985
The clinical course and response to therapy of 27 patients with cryptococcosis and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome were reviewed. Cryptococcosis was the initial manifestation of the syndrome in 7 patients, and the initial opportunistic infection in an additional 7. Meningitis was the commonest clinical feature (18 patients).
Anthony S. Fauci, Henry Masur, Michael A. Polis, Vee J. Gill, Andrea Kovacs, Joseph A. Kovacs, Robert Longfield, Gary Overturf, Carmelita U. Tuazon, Joseph E. Parrillo, W. Craig Wright, John E. Bennett, H. Clifford Lane, Abe M. Macher, Edward P. Gelmann   +14 more
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The Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

1989
The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) was first identified in the United States in 1981. By April 1, 1987, a total of 45,608 cases had been reported to the World Health Organization Global Control Program on AIDS, with patients in the Americas accounting for 80% of all reported cases [1].
Benjamin K. Fisher, Anne G. Matlow
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Appendicitis in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

The American Journal of Surgery, 1992
Reports in the surgical literature are few regarding common intra-abdominal disease processes, such as gallstone disease or appendicitis, in patients with AIDS and instead have focused on AIDS-related intra-abdominal diseases that infrequently require surgical intervention unless complicated by bleeding, obstruction, or perforation. A literature review
Timothy M. Whitney, F. William Heer, K. Jan Bossart, James R. Macho, Thomas R Russell, William P. Schecter   +5 more
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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: a perspective*

Australian Dental Journal, 1987
AbstractInfection by the Human T‐Lymphotropic Virus Type III (HTLV‐III) may lead to the devastating and ultimately fatal disease, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). As the virus is transmitted in similar ways to the hepatitis B virus, concern has developed within the dental profession regarding the possibility of clinicians acquiring AIDS ...
A. L. Cunningham, Anthony P. Barrett
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Endemic Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Annals of Internal Medicine, 1984
Excerpt To the editor: Although most cases of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome have been seen in several high-risk areas, small- to medium-sized communities have been affected as well.
William M Valenti, Joseph P. Anarella
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Patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

2010
This chapter provides an overview and update of the comprehensive care related to HIV/AIDS and addresses the palliative care needs of individuals and families living with and dying from this illness. With this information, nurses and other health-care professionals will gain the knowledge to provide effective and compassionate care, recognizing the ...
Deborah Witt Sherman, Carl Kirton
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome and the Eye

Archives of Ophthalmology, 1997
The special issue about the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the eye in the July 1996Archiveswas interesting. Two questions are raised by this disease and its management. First, for the various manifestations of AIDS, what are the recommended follow-up intervals?
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