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  • Title: Human immunodeficiency virus infection among patients in a gynecology emergency department.
    Author: Lindsay MK, Grant J, Peterson HB, Risby J, Williams H, Klein L.
    Journal: Obstet Gynecol; 1993 Jun; 81(6):1012-5. PubMed ID: 8497342.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To determine the extent of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection risk factors and the relationship to the clinical diagnosis in women seen in a busy inner-city gynecology emergency department. METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional survey by offering routine voluntary HIV-1 antibody screening and obtaining HIV risk behavior profiles in 1033 (35%) of 2952 women seeking care in our gynecology emergency department during a 5-week period. RESULTS: The HIV seroprevalence was 2%. Six (35%) of the infected women reported a history of intravenous drug use, five (29%) reported a history of crack cocaine use, and five (29%) reported no risk factors for infection. Seropositive women were more likely than were seronegative women to have clinical symptoms consistent with pelvic inflammatory disease (18 versus 3%; P < .01). CONCLUSION: These data suggest that women attending the gynecology emergency room in our hospital are at substantial risk for HIV infection.
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