History of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in Korea.

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Author	Kim, June Myung Kim, Nam Joong Choi, Jun Yong Chin, Bum Sik
Copyright Year	2020
Abstract	The first human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection was reported in Korea in 1985. The number of HIV-infected persons domestically increased in the 1990s showing epidemic indigenousization. Since then, the number of new infections gradually increased every year, and recently more than 1,000 newly infected cases were reported per year. A total of 12,522 infected individuals have been reported up to 2015, of which 2,020 died. The male to female ratio was 15.4:1, and 34.2% of them were under 30 years old. The infection route was homosexual and bisexual contact in 60.1% of cases and heterosexual contact in 34.6% of cases. Candidiasis, Pneumocystis pneumonia, tuberculosis were common as a AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome)-defining illness. But with the introduction of antiretroviral therapy in the late 1990s, non-AIDS defining illnesses such as metabolic complications, cardiovascular diseases, bone diseases, and neuropsychiatric disorders such as neurocognitive dysfunction, depression, and anxiety are emerging as new health problems. The management policy switched its focus from regulating and monitoring of HIV-infected persons to ensuring access to treatment and promotion of voluntary HIV testing in high-risk groups. Also as the age of the infected persons increases, a need for various supports such as social rehabilitation, life counseling, and welfare has emerged.
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ISSN	20932340
Journal	Infection & Chemotherapy [Infect Chemother]
Volume Number	52
DOI	10.3947/ic.2020.52.2.234
PubMed Central reference number	PMC7335645
Issue Number	2
PubMed reference number	32618149
e-ISSN	20926448
Language	English
Publisher	The Korean Society of Infectious Diseases and Korean Society for Chemotherapy
Publisher Date	2020-06-01
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Copyright © 2020 by The Korean Society of Infectious Diseases, Korean Society for Antimicrobial Therapy, and The Korean Society for AIDS
Subject Keyword	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Human immunodeficiency virus infection Human immunodeficiency virus History Korea
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Infectious Diseases Pharmacology (medical)