Prevalence and epidemiological traits of HIV infections in populations with high-risk behaviours as revealed by genetic analysis of HBV

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 141, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2410-2417

  Kojima, Y ^a   Kawahata, T ^a   Mori, H ^a   Furubayashi, K ^b   Taniguchi, Y ^c   Iwasa, A ^d   Taniguchi, K ^e   Kimura, H ^f   Komano, J ^a  

^a OSAKA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^b Sonezaki Furubayashi Clinic   (Japan)

^c Taiyuji chou Taniguchi Clinic   (Japan)

^d Iwasa Clinic   (Japan)

^e Taniguchi Ladies Clinic   (Japan)

^f Kimura Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; hepatitis B; HIV disease (AIDS); sexually transmitted infections (STIs); syphilis (T. pallidum infection)

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SEROPREVALENCE; SYPHILIS; TREND STUDY; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882453623     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268812003123     Document Type: Article

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