HIV prevalence among blood donors in a blood bank in Curitiba (Brazil)

There still is no cure for the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Its etiologic agent is the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and transmission occurs through sexual relationships, contacts with blood, and vertically (mother to child). In this study, we sought to determine the prevalence o...

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Main Authors: José Luiz Andrade Neto, Vitor Last Pintarelli, Paulo Cesar Zimmermann Felchner, Rodrigo Leite de Morais, Fabíola Lie Nishimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702002000100003&lng=en&tlng=en