Among 4,023 HIV-infected patients admitted to a large ltalian university hospital in the period 1985- 199O, 14 had concomitant HIV and bacterial osteoarticular infections. Staphylococcus aureus infections were commonest and were diagnosed in 8 patients. Intravenous drug addiction was the only risk factor significantly associated with the development of osteoarticular infection (p=0.04). In contrast, no statistical conelations were found with age, sex, absolute number of circulating T-CD4+ lymphocytes, neutrophils and stage of HIV infection. In conclusion, osteoarticular infections are uncommon in HIV-infected patients and are more directfy related to parenteral drug abuse than to HIV.
Osteoarticular bacterial infections are rare in HIV-infected patients
Gasparini G;
1997-01-01
Abstract
Among 4,023 HIV-infected patients admitted to a large ltalian university hospital in the period 1985- 199O, 14 had concomitant HIV and bacterial osteoarticular infections. Staphylococcus aureus infections were commonest and were diagnosed in 8 patients. Intravenous drug addiction was the only risk factor significantly associated with the development of osteoarticular infection (p=0.04). In contrast, no statistical conelations were found with age, sex, absolute number of circulating T-CD4+ lymphocytes, neutrophils and stage of HIV infection. In conclusion, osteoarticular infections are uncommon in HIV-infected patients and are more directfy related to parenteral drug abuse than to HIV.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.