HIV antibody seroprevalence in the emergency department at Port Moresby General Hospital, Papua New Guinea

Objective: To determine the prevalence of HIV antibody in patients presenting to the ED at Port Moresby General Hospital in Papua New Guinea. Method: Three hundred patients in whom blood samples were taken for investigation of illness or injury between April and July 2003 were surveyed for HIV ant...

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Published in:	Emergency medicine Australasia Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 359 - 362
Main Authors:	Curry, Chris, Bunungam, Paul, Annerud, Carolyn, Babona, Diro
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Melbourne, Australia Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-08-2005
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Age Distribution Aged AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - epidemiology Child emergency medicine Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data epidemic Female HIV Infections - blood HIV Infections - diagnosis HIV Infections - epidemiology HIV Seroprevalence HIV/AIDS Hospitals, General - statistics & numerical data Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Male Middle Aged Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea - epidemiology public health Sex Distribution Papua New Guinea
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Summary:	Objective: To determine the prevalence of HIV antibody in patients presenting to the ED at Port Moresby General Hospital in Papua New Guinea. Method: Three hundred patients in whom blood samples were taken for investigation of illness or injury between April and July 2003 were surveyed for HIV antibodies. Sex, age and presenting illness were recorded. Results: Fifty‐four tests (18%, 95% confidence interval [CI] 14–23%) were positive. Forty‐seven per cent were men and 53% were women. The most common presenting illnesses were respiratory tract infections (37%) and gastrointestinal tract infections (26%). Because of resource constraints results were not linked to patients and there was no follow up. Conclusion: These limited data support the prediction that the developing HIV/AIDS epidemic in Papua New Guinea will be serious.
Bibliography:	ArticleID:EMM757 ark:/67375/WNG-PJ780N3F-P istex:14534D64043B61259022DBD1DF4EDE504F88D740 Chris Curry, FACEM, Emergency Physician, Visiting Professor in Emergency Medicine; Paul Bunungam, MB BS, Medical Officer; Carolyn Annerud, FACEP, Assistant Clinical Professor in Emergency Medicine; Diro Babona, MB BS, Director of Serology Laboratory. ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	1742-6731 1742-6723
DOI:	10.1111/j.1742-6723.2005.00757.x