Abstract

ARIAS ACOSTA, Dagmaris et al. Clinical and epidemiological characterization of adolescents with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in small villages in Equatorial Guinea. MEDISAN [online]. 2010, vol.14, n.6, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1029-3019.

A descriptive, longitudinal and prospective study was carried out in 480 adolescents with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, belonging to two small villages in Equatorial Guinea, attended in a health post from July 2005 to January 2007, in order to characterize them according to clinical and epidemiological variables. Among the main results were ages between 15 and 17 years, female sex and adolescents in III and IV stages of infection. Oral candidiasis, bacterial pneumonias and pneumonia by Pneumocystis carinii were the most frequent associated conditions, the two latter, besides tuberculous pneumonia, were the main causes of death.

Keywords : adolescents; acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; oral candidiasis; bacterial pneumonia; pneumonia by Pneumocystis carinii; tuberculous pneumonia.

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