title: Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection in hospitalized adults at a teaching hospital in west Texas.
abstract: The prevalence of infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among hospitalized adults at a teaching hospital in West Texas was estimated by conducting a serological survey. Of the 2,458 patients tested, 12 (0.5%) were seropositive. All 12 were men of ages 28 through 50 years; 11 were white and 1 was Hispanic. Eleven were previously known to be HIV positive and were hospitalized for illnesses related to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). All seropositive patients were hospitalized on nonsurgical services of internal medicine, medical-surgical neurology, and family practice. These results indicated that the sampled population in West Texas showed a relatively low prevalence of HIV infection and that seropositive patients were predominantly white men hospitalized for AIDS-related illnesses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock 79430.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Butler
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sawyer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence / Q000639:trends*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology