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Prevalence and epidemiological traits of HIV infections in populations with high-risk behaviours as revealed by genetic analysis of HBV.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Nov 2013
Kojima Y, Kawahata T, Mori H, Furubayashi K, Taniguchi Y, Iwasa A, Taniguchi K, Kimura H, Komano J
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence and epidemiological traits of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections in high-risk populations (HRPs) remained unclarified in Japan. We determined the prevalence of HIV, HBV and Treponema pallidum (TP) and the viral genotypes in HRPs who attended primary sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinics in Osaka province during 2006-2011. Of 7898 specimens, 133 (1·7%) were...
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