Use of the serologic testing algorithm for recent HIV seroconversion (STARHS) to identify recently acquired HIV infections in men with early syphilis in Los Angeles County

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 505-508

  Taylor, Melanie M ^a,b   Hawkins, Kellie ^b   Gonzalez, Anthony ^c   Buchacz, Kate ^a   Aynalem, Getahun ^b   Smith, Lisa V ^b   Klausner, Jeff ^d   Holmberg, Scott ^a   Kerndt, Peter R ^b  

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

^b Los Angeles County STD Program   (United States)

^c LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d California STD Controllers Association   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV incidence; Men who have sex with men; Serologic testing algorithm for recent HIV seroconversion assay; Sexual risk; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CONDOM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EPIDEMIC; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY SYPHILIS; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGIC TESTING ALGORITHM FOR RECENT HIV SEROCONVERSION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; UNITED STATES; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK-TAKING; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SYPHILIS;

EID: 17144426153     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.qai.0000157390.55503.8b     Document Type: Article

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