HIV/STI co-infections, syphilis incidence, and hepatitis B vaccination: The Buenos Aires cohort of men who have sex with men

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1459-1465

  Segura, Marcela ^a   Bautista, Christian T ^b   Marone, Ruben ^c   Sosa Estani, Sergio ^d,e   Rey, Jorge ^f   Montano, Silvia M ^g   Griemberg, Gloria ^f   Weissenbacher, Mercedes ^a,e   Avila, Maria M ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b ASOCIACIÓN BENÉFICA PRISMA   (Peru)

^c Nexo Asociacion Civil   (Argentina)

^d National Ministry of Health   (Argentina)

^e Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^f HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS JOSÉ DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

^g Peru   (Peru)

Author keywords

Argentina; co infection; HBV; HCV; HIV; MSM; syphilis

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEVER; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MEXICO; MIXED INFECTION; MYALGIA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS;

ADULT; ARGENTINA; COHORT STUDIES; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SYPHILIS;

EID: 78650265807     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: 13600451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540121003758556     Document Type: Article

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