title: [HIV infection at the Central Military Hospital of Madrid].
abstract: We describe the infection by HIV observed in the scope of the Military Hospital and we evaluate the clinical usefulness of the current classification systems. We have retrospectively studied (1986-1993) 80 confirmed cases of infection by HIV: 21 women and 59 men (age range: 17-65 years). Quarterly clinico-biological controls. Initial and final classification according to CDC 87/93 systems.
  
  
  METHODS
  RSIGMA. We have detected in 26% of the patients heterosexual contagion; in 55%, toxicomania and in 17%, homosexuality; 39% had less than 200 CD4/microL upon admission. During the follow-up, 35 patients fulfilled AIDS criteria (17% due to tuberculosis); 17 died (21%) and 30 gave up (37%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  HIV infection is less frequent in the military sociofamiliar environment, with lower incidence of tuberculosis. There is a greater proportion of women, heterosexual transmission and asymptomatic patients. CDC-93 classification is the system best adapted to the natural history of the HIV infection.
authors.affiliation: Unidad VIH, Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Menéndez Martínez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pérez de Oteyza
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pastor Gómez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Muro García
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Carrillo Largaespada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Villanueva Serrano
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006772:Hospitals, Military; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013030:Spain
vernacular_title: La infección por VIH en el Hospital Militar Central de Madrid.