Epidemiology and Clinical Features of HIV Infection/AIDS in Korea.
10.3349/ymj.2003.44.3.363
- Author:
June Myung KIM
1
;
Goon Jae CHO
;
Sung Kwan HONG
;
Kyung Hee CHANG
;
Joo Sup CHUNG
;
Young Hwa CHOI
;
Young Goo SONG
;
Aejung HUH
;
Joon Sup YEOM
;
Kkot Sil LEE
;
Jun Yong CHOI
Author Information
1. AIDS Research Institute and Department of Internal Medicine, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Korea. jmkim@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
HIV;
HIV infection;
AIDS;
Korea;
epidemiology;
clinical feature
- MeSH:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*complications/*epidemiology;
Adolescent;
Adult;
Female;
Human;
Korea/epidemiology;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Opportunistic Infections/etiology;
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis/mortality;
Prevalence;
Support, Non-U.S. Gov't;
Tuberculosis/mortality
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2003;44(3):363-370
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
HIV infection/AIDS shows characteristic epidemiological and clinical patterns according to the region, country, and race. The epidemiological and clinical patterns of HIV infection/ AIDS in Korea was investigated by retrospectively analyzing the medical records of 176 HIV-infected persons who visited two major referral hospitals of AIDS in Korea from 1985 to April 2000. The most common transmission route was heterosexual contact (52.3%), followed by homosexual contact (23.9%). Among the opportunistic diseases, candidiasis was the most prevalent (21.6%), followed by Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (15.9%), tuberculosis (12.5%), and CMV infection (9.1%). The most common initial AIDS-defining opportunistic disease was tuberculosis (33.3%). The most common causes of death were tuberculosis (25.7%) and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (25.7%). This study describes the epidemiological and clinical patterns of HIV infection/AIDS in Korea, which not only enables us to accurately understand HIV infection/ AIDS in this country, but eventually to aid in establishing effective preventive measures and treatment guidelines in Korea.
