Article
Estimated incidence and genotypes of HIV-1 among pregnant women in central Brazil.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Costa Zelma Bernardes, Stefani Mariane Martins de Araujo, de Lima Yanna Andressa Ramos, de Souza Wayner Vieira, de Siqueira Filha Noemia Teixeira, Turchi Marilia Dalva, Borges Walter Costa, Filho Clidenor Gomes, Filho Jose Vicente Macedo, Minuzzi Ana Lucia, Martelli Celina Maria Turchi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incidence of HIV-1 infection among pregnant women from central-western Brazil. DESIGN: Observational cross-sectional study. METHODS: A total of 54,139 pregnant women received antenatal HIV screening from a network of public healthcare centers in 2011. The incidence of confirmed HIV-1 infection was estimated using the Serological Testing Algorithms for Recent HIV Seroconversion (STARHS)...
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