| Table 2: Annual HIVrelated primary diagnosis necessitating admission to the Wellesley Hospital (none of the changes over time were significant) | |||||
| Diagnosis | Fiscal year; no. (and %) of total discharges | ||||
| 1988-89* n = 119 | 1989-90* n = 150 | 1990-91 n = 130 | 1991-92 n = 200 | 1992-93 n = 246 | |
| All infections | 85 (71) | 92 (61) | 96 (74) | 129 (65) | 171 (70) |
| Respiratory infections | |||||
| PCP† | 38 (32) | 25 (17) | 36 (28) | 47 (24) | 45 (18) |
| Other | 20 (17) | 17 (11) | 17 (13) | 20 (10) | 41 (17) |
| Total | 58 (49) | 42 (28) | 53 (41) | 67 (34) | 86 (35) |
| Nonrespiratory infections | 27 (23) | 50 (33) | 43 (33) | 62 (31) | 85 (35) |
| Neoplasms | 11 (9) | 14 (9) | 4 (3) | 23 (12) | 11 (4) |
| Other | 23 (19) | 44 (29) | 30 (23) | 48 (24) | 64 (26) |
| *1988-89 was before and 1989-90 was after the introduction of aerosol pentamidine for prophylaxis of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. Data for these years were collected by Chien and associates.[9]
†PCP = Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. | |||||
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