DIS_ID field

Containing table:
tblDIS
Explanation of variable:
Code to identify event
Format of data:
character. see coding table for valid codings.

Coding Table

Code Severe Opportunistic Infection / Malignancies
ANGC Angular cheilitis
BCGD BCG disease - disseminated
BCIR Recurrent severe persumed bacterial infection (excluding pneumonia)
BCNE Bacterial pneumonia, recurrent (>2 episodes within 1 year)
BLD Unexplained anaemia (<8g/dl), and or neutropaenia (<500/mm3 - 2; <1000/mm3 - children), and or thrombocytopaenia (<50000/mm3) > 1 month
CANE Candidiasis oesophogeal
CANM Candidiasis (oral) (outside neonatal period)
CANO Candidiasis (oesophogeal, bronchi, trachea, or lungs)
CANT Candidiasis (bronchi, trachea, or lungs)
CLD Chronic HIV-associated lung disease
CMO HIV-associated cardiomyopathy
CMVO Cytomegalovirus other Location (site other than liver, Spleen or lymph nodes)
CMVR Cytomegalovirus (CMV) chorioretinitis (onset at age > 1 month)
COCC Coccidioidomycosis, disseminated or extrapulmonary
CRCO Cryptococcosis, extrapulmonary
CRSP Cryptosporidiosis (duration > 1 month)
CRVC Cervical cancer (invasive)
DEM AIDS dementia complex
DEM AIDS dementia complex
DIAC Unexplained chronic diarrhoea (> 1 month for adults; > 14 days for children)
ENC HIV encephalopathy
FBLS Focal Brain lesion
FEVC Unexplained persistent fever (> 1 month)
FNIF Fungal nail infections of fingers
HERP Herpes simplex virus ulcers (duration > 1 month) or pneumonitis/esophagitis
HERPV Visceral Herpes simplex infection
HIST Histoplasmosis, extrapulm.
HZS Herpes zoster (single dermatome)
ISDI Isosporiasis diarrhoea (duration > 1 month)
KS Kaposi Sarcoma
LEIS Leishmaniasis visceral
LEU Progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy
LIP Symptomatic lymphoid interstitial pneumonitis
LNTB Lymph node tuberculosis
MC Mycobact. avium complex (MAC) or Kanasii, extrapulm.
MCDI Microsporidosis diarrhoea (duration > 1 month)
MCP Mycobact. tuberculosis pulm.
MCPO Mycobact. pulm., other
MCX Mycobact. tuberculosis extrapulm
MCXO Mycobact. extrapulm., other
MNUM Unexplained moderate malnutrition or wasting
MNUS Unexplained severe malnutrition or wasting
MYCD Any disseminated mycosis
NHG Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma -not specified
NHG Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - not specified
NHGB Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma – Burkitt (Classical or Atypical)
NHGI Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma – Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (Immunoblastic or Centroblastic)
NHGP Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Primary Brain Lymphoma
NHGU Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Unknown/other histology
NPO HIV-associated nephropathy
NUS Acute necrotising ulcerative stomatitis, gingivitis or periodontitis
OHLP Oral hairy leukoplakia
ORUL Recurrent oral ulcerations
PCP Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP)
PGL Persistent Generalized Lymphadenopathy
PPE Papular pruritic eruptions
RTIR Recurrent or chronic respiratory tract infection (RTIs, sinusitis, bronchitis, otitis media, otorrhea, pharyngitis)
SAM Salmonella bacteriaemia (non-tyhpoid) (recurrent)
SEBD Seborrheic dermatitis
TOX Toxoplasmosis, brain
WAST HIV Wasting Syndrome
WTLM Moderate unexplained weight loss (<10% of body weight)
WTLS Severe unexplained weight loss (>10% of body weight)

Stage Code CDC disease description
A CA-LYM Lymphadenopathy
A CA-HEY Hepatomegaly
A CA-SPL Splenomegaly
A CA-DER Dermatitis
A CA-PAR Parotitis
A CA-URI Recurrent or persist. UR infection, sinusitis, or otitis media
B CB-ANE Anemia
B CB-BMP Bacterial meningitis, pneumonia, or sepsis
B CB-CAN Candidiasis oropharyngeal for >2 months (age>6)
B CB-CMY Cardiomyopathy
B CB-CMN CMV onset before 1 month
B CB-DIA Diarrhea (recurrent or chronic)
B CB-FEV Fever (lasting >1 month)
B CB-HEP Hepatitis
B CB-HSS Herpes simplex stomatitis (>2 episodes in 1 year)
B CB-HCV HSV bronchitis, pneumonitis, esophagitis (<1 month)
B CB-HZO Herpes zoster, multidermatomal or relapse
B CB-LEI Leiomyosarcoma
B CB-LYM Lymphoid interstitial pneumonia or pulmonary lymphoid hyperplasia complex
B CB-NEP Nephropathy
B CB-NOC Nocardiosis
B CB-TON Toxoplasmosis (start before 1 month)
B CB-VAR Varicella, disseminated
C CC-EPD Pneumocystis disease, extrapulmonary
C CC-TOD Toxoplasmosis disseminated
C CC-COM Cryptococcal meningitis
C CC-GEN M. genavense disease
C CC-LOB Lymphoma,primary, cerebral
C CC-ICC Carcinoma, cervical, invasive
C CC-ILE Intracerebral lesions, indeterminated

Code Severe Opportunistic Infection/Malignancies Definitive/Autopsy or presumptive? Definition
BCNE Bacterial pneumonia, recurrent (>2 episodes within 1 year) D New X-ray evidence not present earlier and culture of pathogen that typically causes pneumonia (other than P .carinii or M. tuberculosis
BCNE Bacterial pneumonia, recurrent (>2 episodes within 1 year) P Acute radiological findings (new X-ray evidence not present earlier) and acute clinical findings
CANO Candidiasis, oesophageal, bronchi, trachea, or lungs D/A Gross inspection by endoscopy/autopsy or by microscopy (histology)
CANO Candidiasis, oesophageal, bronchi, trachea, or lungs P Recent onset retrosternal pain on swallowing and confirmed oral or pharyngeal candidiasis
CMVO CMV – other location D/A Microscopy (histology or cytology)
CMVR Cytomegalovirus (CMV) chorioretinitis P Loss of vision and characteristic appearance on serial ophtalmoscopy, progressing over serial months
CRCO Cryptococcosis, extrapulm. D/A Microscopy, culture of, or antigen detection in affected tissue
CRSP Cryptosporidiosis (duration > 1 month) D/A Microscopy. Duration of diarrhoea for more then 1 month
CRVC Cervical Cancer D/A Histology
DEM AIDS dementia complex D Disabling cognitive and/or motor dysfunction, or milestone loss in a child, and no other causes by CSF exam and brain imaging or by autopsy
DEM AIDS dementia complex P Same as above but no CSF and brain imaging performed
FBLS Focal Brain lesion ? TODO:: To be updated ASAP
HERP Herpes simplex virus ulcers (duration > 1 month) or pneumonitis/esophagitis D Microscopy, culture of, or antigen detection in affected tissue
HIST Histoplasmosis, extrapulm. D/A Microscopy, culture of, or antigen detection in affected tissue
ISDI Isosporiasis diarrhoea (duration > 1 month) D/A Microscopy (histology or cytology). Duration of diarrhoea for more than 1 month
KS Kaposi Sarcoma D/A Histology
KS Kaposi Sarcoma P Characteristic erythematous/violaceous plaque-like lesion on skin or mucous membranes
LEIS Leishmaniasis, visceral D/A Histology or culture of Leishmania amastigotes in bone marrow or detection of amastigotes in tissue/fluid from affected organ in a patient with symptoms and signs consistent with disseminated Leishmaniasis
LEU Progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy D/A Microscopy (histology or cytology)
LEU Progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy P Progressive deterioration in neurological function and CT/MR scan evidence
MC Mycobact. avium complex (MAC) or Kanasii, extrapulm. D Culture
MCDI Microsporidosis diarrhoes (dur. > 1 month) D/A Stool microscopy or rectal biopsy in patient with persistent diarrhoea
MCP Mycobact. tuberculosis pulm. D Culture
MCPO Mycobact. pulm., other D Culture (indicate type)
MCPO Mycobact. pulm., other P Acid fast bacteria (species not identified by culture) in sputum
MCX Mycobact. tuberculosis extrapulm D Culture
MCXO Mycobact. extrapulm., other D Culture (indicate type)
MCXO Mycobact. extrapulm., other P Acid fast bacteria (species not identified by culture) on microscopy of normally sterile body fluid/tissue
NHG Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma -not specified ? TODO:: To be updated ASAP
NHGB Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma – Burkitt (Classical or Atypical) D Histology
NHGI Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma – Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (Immunoblastic or Centroblastic) D Histology
NHGP Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Primary Brain Lymphoma D TODO:: To be updated ASAP
NHGP Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Primary Brain Lymphoma P Recent onset of focal neurological symptoms and signs or reduced level of consciousness, CT/MR scan evidence of a lesion or lesions having mass effect, no response to toxo therapy, no evidence of lymphoma outside the brain
NHGU Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma - Unknown/other histology ? TODO:: To be updated ASAP
PCP Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) D Microscopy (histology or cytology)
PCP Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) P Recent onset of dyspnoea on exertion or dry cough, and diffuse bilateral infiltrates on chest X-ray and pO2 <70 mmHg and no evidence of bacterial pneumonia
SAM Salmonella bacteriaemia (non-tyhpoid) (recurrent) D Culture
TOX Toxoplasmosis, brain D Microscopy (histology/cytology)
TOX Toxoplasmosis, brain P Recent onset focal neurological abnormalities or reduced level of consciousness, and mass effect lesion on scan, and specific therapy response
WAST HIV Wasting Syndrome D Weight loss (over 10% of baseline) with no other cause, and 30 days or more of either diarrhoea or weakness with fever