Predictors of syphilis seroreactivity and prevalence of HIV among street recruited injection drug users in Los Angeles County, 1994-6

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 462-469

  Lopez Zetina J ^a   Ford, W ^a   Weber, M ^a   Barna, S ^a   Woerhle, T ^a   Kerndt, P ^a   Monterroso, E ^b  

^a LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV prevalence; Injection drug users; Syphilis incidence

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE FINDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INCIDENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCREENING TEST; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYPHILIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; SYPHILIS; SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0034534705     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.76.6.462     Document Type: Article

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