Infección por el VIH en inmigrantes: diferencias clínico-epidemiológicas con la población autóctona en un área de salud de la Comunidad de Madrid (2001-2004)

A large number of new patients attended for the first time in a dedicated HIV Clinic in Madrid were immigrants. Although these patients showed some differences in demographic characteristics and the mechanism of HIV transmission, no significant differences were found in their clinical or immunological characteristics as compared to Spanish patients.