Epidemiologic and clinical characteristics of pregnant women living with HIV/AIDS in a region of Southern Brazil where the subtype C of HIV-1 infection predominates

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 349-355

  Manenti, Sandra Aparecida ^a   Júnior, João Galato ^a   Silveira, Elizângela da Silva ^a   Oenning, Roberto Teixeira ^a   de Azevedo Simões, Priscyla Waleska Targino ^a   Moreira, Jeverson ^a   Fochesato, Celine Maria ^a   de Macedo Brígido, Luís Fernando ^b   Rodrigues, Rosângela ^b   Romão, Pedro Roosevelt Torres ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO EXTREMO SUL CATARINENSE   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

AIDS; HIV infections; HIV 1 subtype C; Pregnancy; Serodiagnosis; Southern Brazil

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ILLICIT DRUG; LAMIVUDINE; LOPINAVIR PLUS RITONAVIR; NELFINAVIR; NEVIRAPINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRIVER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MARRIED WOMAN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRISONER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNSAFE SEX; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052425639     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 16784391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702011000400008     Document Type: Article

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