title: [Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: epidemiological, clinical and immunological findings in risk groups in Parma].
abstract: Between August 1985 and June 1987, 809 subjects at risk for AIDS have been studied. 231 (28.5%) were seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibodies. The seropositivity rate was 41% among drug addicts, 20.5% among homosexual/bisexual males, 19.7% among sexual partners of seropositive individuals. None of 62 subjects belonging to the health care personnel who interacted with seropositive patients and none of the 26 relatives of HIV-infected subject, have been found to be seropositive. Moreover the HIV seropositivity in the population of Parma was only 0.01%. Among the seropositive subjects, 155 (67.1%) were asymptomatic; 2 (0.8%) showed acute infection (a mononucleosis-like syndrome in both, associated with aseptic meningitis in one); 57 (24.6%) had PLG, 7 (3.4%) ARC, 9 (3.8%) full-blown AIDS (8 of these latter are dead).
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Malattie Infettive-Università degli Studi di Parma.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Magnani
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Calzetti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Campari
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Degli Antoni
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lehndorf
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000328:Adult; D001727:Bisexuality; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Sindrome da immunodeficienza acquisita: rilievi epidemiologici, clinici e sieroimmunologici in gruppi a rischio a Parma.