Contributions to the retrospective (1987-1993) and prospective (2008-2013) epidemiological characterization of HIV-AIDS cohort in Constanța county
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Methods We aimed to organize the existing case law in a database, which represents a prerequisite for further steps to elucidate the epidemiological process. We established three groups of patients: 1. Registered in the 1987-1993 period, which is the main cohort of children infected through nosocomial transmission – included in Study I, retrospective. 2. Registered in the 2008-2012 period – included in Study II, prospective. 3. Registered in the January – 30 June 2013 period – included in Study III, prospective. We implemented a model of active epidemiological surveillance, with correlation of all factors, including new and old cases, based on monthly data reporting frequency. We processed the existing database, the records of consultations; we evaluated health surveys, laboratory data, clinical observation sheets multi-tracking, the register of psychological evaluation.
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