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High prevalence and incidence of HIV-1 in a counseling and testing center in the city of Itajaí, Brazil.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Grinberg Gorki, Giron Leila Bertoni, Knoll Rosalie Kupka, Galinskas Juliana, Camargo Michelle, Arif Muhammad Shoaib, Samer Sadia, Janini Luiz Mario Ramos, Sucupira Maria Cecilia Araripe, Diaz Ricardo Sobhie
Abstract excerpt
Itajaí is a port city in southern Brazil with one of the highest incidence and mortality rates from AIDS in the country. The prevalence and incidence of HIV infection were investigated in 1085 of 3196 new HIV-1 infection cases evaluated in the counseling and testing center of Itajaí from January 2002 to August 2008. Recent infections were assessed using the BED™, and pol region sequencing was performed in 76...
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