Citation

Smith JR, Murphy S, Mellers J, James M, Osborne LE, Byrne M, Munday P, Harris JR, Forster SM. Int. J. STD AIDS 1990; 1(5): 328-329.

Affiliation

Department of Genito-urinary Medicine, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2103742

Abstract

Of 3450 women tested for antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus HIV-1 and HIV-2 between September 1985 and July 1989, 61 were positive (1.8%). Twenty-seven of these (44%) were presumed to have acquired their HIV infection by heterosexual contact and 23 (38%) were intravenous drug addicts. In geographical origin, 23 (38%) of the patients were from the UK and 19 (31%) from Africa. Amongst these 61 women, 2 (3%) have since died, one committed suicide and one was suspected of committing suicide.

Language: en