Relationship between immunoclinical status and prevalence of viral sexually transmitted diseases among human immunodeficiency virus-1 seropositive patients in Ghana

Viral Immunology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 131-137

  Brandful, J A M ^a   Apeagyei, F A ^b   Ampofo, W K ^a,d   Adu Sarkodie, Y ^c   Ansah, J E ^b   Nuvor, V ^a   Aidoo, S ^a   Ishikawa, K ^e   Sata, T ^e   Yamamoto, N ^d   Yamazaki, S ^e  

^a University of Ghana   (Ghana)

^b Army Health Department   (Ghana)

^c KOMFO ANOKYE TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

^d TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GHANA; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSTITUTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN T LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS TYPE 1; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1; RNA VIRUSES; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 13044257110     PISSN: 08828245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vim.1999.12.131     Document Type: Article

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