简介：Objective:ToelucidategeneralcharacteristicsofHIV/AIDSpatientsseekingcareatDitanHospitalinanattempttoguideearlydiagnosisinroutinemedicalcare.Materialsandmethods:Aretrospectiveanalysisof185HIV/AIDScasesfromJanuary1990toJune2002wascompletedusingSPSSstatisticalanalysis.Results:Maletofemaleratiowas1.8:1.Subjectsrangedinagefrom1yearoldto64yearsold.16caseswereyoungerthan20yearsoldwiththemedianageamongtheyoungersubsetat7.7years.169caseswereolderthan20yearsoldwithamedianageof36yearsold.29%ofthesubjectswerepeasants.Theremaining71%,wereofotherunspecifiedoccupations.90.8%ofindividualswereofHandescentwhile3.7%ofindividualswereofaminorityheritage.50.3%ofsubjectsweremarried;23.8%havenevermarried;8.1%weredivorced;andtheremaining17.8%wereofunknownmaritalstatus.Ofthoserepresentedinthisstudy,36.8%camefromtheHenanprovince;17.8%werefromBeijing;8.6%werefromShanxi;31.4%fromtheother20provincesofChina;and5.4%fromoutsideofChina.Modeoftransmission:40.0%(74/185)contractedHIVthroughunprotectedsexualcontact;29.2%(54/185)throughreceivingbloodorplasmatransfusions;21.1%(39/185)throughdonatingplasma;7caseswereintravenousdrugusers;7caseswereverticallytransmitted.Modeoftransmissionwasunknownin4cases.Clinicalcategories:Anincluded45cases;Bincluded85cases:Cconsistedof76cases.12casesweredeceased.Initialpresentation:39casespresentedwith_fever,coughanddiarrhea.37caseshadfeverandcoughonly-38casespresentedwithchronicdiarrhea.16caseswerediscoveredincidentallyattimeofoperation.8casespresentedwithfungalinfectionoftheoralcavityorinesophagus.ThecommonHIVassociatedsymptomsandopportunisticinfectionswere:weightlossanddiarrhea,respiratorydiseases,dermatologicdiseases,anemia,neutropenia.Diseasesofotherorgansystemswerelesscommon.Commonmisdiagnosesincluded