Risk-based assessment does not distinguish between recent and chronic HIV-1 infection in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Risk-based assessment does not distinguish between recent and chronic HIV-1 infection in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

This study investigated the risk factors associated with recent and chronic HIV infections among individual attending a voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) site in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In a cross-sectional study, recent HIV infections were detected by the sensitive/less-sensitive test, using S...

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Main Authors: Monica Merçon, Suely H. Tuboi, Sônia Maria Batista, Sandra Regina Barros Telles, José Roberto Grangeiro, Roberto Zajdenverg, Regina Ferro do Lago, Paulo Feijó Barroso, Maria de Fátima Melo, Mauro Schechter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
STARHS, HIV seroconversion, VCT
Steady partner
HIV
HIV prevention
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702009000400006&lng=en&tlng=en

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