High HIV prevalence in male patients with acute hepatitis A in the Rome metropolitan area, Italy 2002-2008

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1102-1106

  Girardi, Enrico ^a   Scognamiglio, Paola ^a   Sciarrone, Maria Rosaria ^a   Loffredo, Mariarosaria ^b   Gnesivo, Claudio ^b   Noto, Pasquale ^a   Antonucci, Giorgio ^a   Capobianchi, Maria Rosaria ^a   Ippolito, Giuseppe ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

^b Local Health Unit ASL Roma D   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hepatitis A; HIV Infections diagnosis; Homosexuality; Male; Prevalence; Sex factor

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; FATALITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MIXED INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROLOGY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; HEPATITIS A; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; ROME;

EID: 79956109457     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: 01688278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2010.09.024     Document Type: Article

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