Prevalence of HIV and syphilis in pregnant women in León, Nicaragua

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 522-525

  Hoekstra, Carlijn E L ^a   Riedijk, Martiene ^b   Matute, Armando J ^c   Hak, Eelko ^a   Delgado, Edgar ^c   Alonso, Rosa E ^c   Benavides, Maria D ^c   Van Loon, Anton M ^a   Hoepelman, Ilja M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c National Autonomous University of Nicaragua   (Nicaragua)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NICARAGUA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; VIRUS DETECTION; ADOLESCENT; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NICARAGUA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE; SYPHILIS;

EID: 33750588136     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2006.75.522     Document Type: Article

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