title: Incidence and prevalence of HIV-positive patients on chronic hemodialysis at the University and San Juan City Hospital.
abstract: There is controversy on whether or not patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) on chronic hemodialysis (HD) should be routinely tested for the presence of HIV-antibody (HIV-Ab) in their blood. Several reports have appeared in the literature reporting incidence from 0 to 11%. A total of 227 patients receiving chronic HD; at the University and San Juan City Hospital, from January to December 1987 were screened for the presence of HIV-Ab by the ELISA method. Those reported as positive were confirmed by the Western Blot method. HIV-Ab presence was reported and confirmed in 9 patients (4%). Five of these patients (2%) were IV drug abusers, 2 (0.9%) homosexual, 1 (0.4%) had history of sexual promiscuity and 1 (0.4%) had been exposed to multiple blood transfusion (MBT) prior to HIV testing of blood. Our prevalence was 7%. However when risk factors other than MBT were excluded the prevalence was 0.4%. The incidence and prevalence of HIV positive cases in our hemodialysis population is comparable to that previously reported.
authors.affiliation: University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Río Piedras.
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Negrón
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Joglar
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rivera
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Burgos Calderón
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006436:Hemodialysis Units, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006773:Hospitals, Municipal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D015995:Prevalence; D011647:Puerto Rico / Q000453:epidemiology; D012737:Sex Factors; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*