Hospitalization for depressive syndrome in a cohort of HIV-infected patients contaminated through injecting drug use: MANIF 2000 cohort, France, 1995-1999.

Examines the relative impact of hospitalization for depressive syndrome (DS) in a cohort of HIV-infected patients contaminated through injecting drug use in France. DS representing an important cause of hospitalization of HIV-infected injecting drug users, mainly concerning patients presenting no stable relationship and signs of social instability.