[Spectrum of diseases in patients hospitalized with HIV infection in the HAART era].
BACKGROUND
HIV-associated opportunistic infections have changed since the introduction of HAART.


METHODS
We reviewed the clinical records of patients with HIV infection admitted in an Infectious Diseases Unit since January 1996 to December 2001.


RESULTS
There were 1.584 hospitalisations in 1.038 patients (each patient was hospitalised 1,5 times during the study). Most had AIDS (66%) and only 28,9% were receiving HAART. Pneumonia (21%) and tuberculosis (13%) were the most frequent causes of hospitalisation. Rates of death decreased every year.


CONCLUSIONS
Most of HIV infected patients who need hospitalisation do not receive HAART, have AIDS and their rate of mortality has decreased.
Valencia
M Eulalia
ME
Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
Martín-Carbonero
Luz
L
López
Mariola
M
Soriano
Vicente
V
Moreno
Victoria
V
González Lahoz
Juan
J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies