HIV incidence among men diagnosed with early syphilis in Atlanta, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, 2004 to 2005

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 234-240

  Buchacz, Kate ^a   Klausner, Jeffrey D ^b   Kerndt, Peter R ^c   Shouse, R Luke ^d   Onorato, Ida ^a   McElroy, Peter D ^a   Schwendemann, Joseph ^e   Tambe, Pradnya B ^f   Allen, Michelle ^f   Coye, Frank ^g   Kent, Charlotte K ^b   Park, Mahin N ^h   Hawkins, Kellie ^c   Samoff, Erika ^a   Brooks, John T ^a  

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

^b SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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

^d Georgia Division of Public Health   (United States)

^e New York State Diagnostic HIV Laboratory   (United States)

^f Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness   (United States)

^g DeKalb County Board of Health   (United States)

^h Georgia Public Health Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROLOGY; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 38649130660     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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