[Survival time after the diagnosis of AIDS in the county of Funen]

Since the diagnosis of AIDS was first made, a lot of efforts have been made to improve survival. Different studies have found varied results, both geographically as well as over periods of time. During the period 1.1.1985 to 31.12.1993 142 patients that were HIV-positive were seen in the geographically well defined area of Funen. During the period 1.1.1985 to 31.12.1990 the median time elapsed between the patient being found to be HIV-positive and the patient presenting with an AIDS-defining disease was found to be 8.8 years. In the period 1.1.1991 to 31.12.1993 it was 2.6 years (95% CL 1,3-?). The AIDS defining diseases were Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in 43% of the cases, and oesophageal candidiasis in 24%. The median survival time after being diagnosed with AIDS was 2.0 years (95% CL 1,7-2,4). Heterosexual infection seems more pronounced in our material than for the country as a whole.