Risk factors for HTLV-II infection in Peruvian men who have sex with men

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 922-925

  Zunt, Joseph R ^a   La Rosa, Alberto M ^b   Peinado, Jesús ^b   Lama, Javier R ^b   Suarez, Luis ^c   Pun, Monica ^c   Cabezas, Cesar ^d   Sanchez, Jorge ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b ASOCIACIÓN CIVIL IMPACTA SALUD Y EDUCACIÓN   (Peru)

^c Perú   (Peru)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 2; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERU; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX; WESTERN BLOTTING; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; SYPHILIS;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 2;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HTLV-II INFECTIONS; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 2; HUMANS; MALE; PERU; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SYPHILIS;

EID: 33745034499     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2006.74.922     Document Type: Article

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