Toward a Better Classification System for HIV Infection

Abstract

This editorial points out the different purposes for Center For Disease Control (CDC) case definition and the Walter Reed (WR) staging classification of HIV infection. CDC classification having a primarily epidemiological and public health bias while WR classification a prognostic and severity of illness indicator for a specific patient. Authors agree with Dr. Justice who wants a classification system for patients with end stage disease, but believe her system fall short in four areas, 1) use of CDC definition as starting place, 2) possibility of biased patient population as basis, 3) use of broad measures of physiologic deficits, 4) inability of system to predict survivability of end stage patients. Keywords: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Human immunodeficiency virus; Disease stages; Human immunodeficiency virus infection. Reprints.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 25, 1989
Accession Number
ADA212792

Entities

People

  • Edmund C. Tramont
  • Robert R. Redfield

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
  • Biomedical Research
  • Classification
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health
  • Hiv Infections
  • Infection
  • Medical Personnel
  • New England
  • Public Health
  • Survival
  • Viruses
  • Wound Infections

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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