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HIV-1 infection among crack cocaine users in a region far from the epicenter of the HIV epidemic in Brazil: Prevalence and molecular characteristics.

PloS one - 1 Jan 2018

França Divânia Dias da Silva, Del-Rios Nativa Helena Alves, Carneiro Megmar Aparecida Dos Santos, Guimarães Rafael Alves, Caetano Karlla Antonieta Amorim, Reis Monica Nogueira da Guarda, Martins Regina Maria Bringel, Motta-Castro Ana Rita Coimbra, Stefani Mariane Martins de Araujo, Teles Sheila Araujo

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Brazil has the largest cocaine market in South America, and crack cocaine use is closely associated with HIV-1 infection. This study investigated the prevalence, risk factors, and HIV-1 subtypes, including recombinant forms and mutations associated with drug resistance, among crack cocaine users in Central-West Brazil. We recruited 600 crack cocaine users admitted to a referral hospital in Goiânia for psychiatric...

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PMID: 30016324
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199606
PMCID: PMC6049907

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