Recent HIV infection rates among HIV positive patients seeking voluntary counseling and testing centers in the metropolitan region of Recife - PE, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 157-163

  Salustiano Cavalcanti, Ana Maria ^a,b   de Brito, Ana Maria ^c   Salustiano, Daniela Medeiros ^b,d   de Lima, Kledoaldo Oliveira ^b   da Silva, Sirleide Pereira ^a   Lacerda, Heloisa Ramos ^b  

^a Virology Division   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^d Departamento de Infectologia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

HIV; HIV infections; HIV seroprevalence; Seroepidemiologic studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; VIRUS LOAD; VOLUNTARY COUNSELING AND TESTING CENTER;

EID: 85027929872     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 16784391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1413-8670(12)70298-2     Document Type: Article

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