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| Kallas,Esper Georges; Bassichetto,Katia Cristina; Oliveira,Solange Maria; Goldenberg,Ieda; Bortoloto,Reginaldo; Moreno,Diva Maria Faleiros C.; Kanashiro,Cecilia; Chaves,Mariana Mellilo Sauer; Sucupira,Maria Cecilia A.; Diniz,Aparecido; Mesquita,Fabio C.. |
| Several strategies aim at characterizing the AIDS epidemic in different parts of the world. Among these, the identification of recent HIV-1 infections using the recently described serologic testing algorithm for recent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seroconversion (STARHS) strategy was employed in four testing sites of the City of São Paulo Public Health Department (CSPPHD). Those identified as recently infected were invited to participate in a prospective clinical and laboratory evaluation study. We describe the establishment of the patient identification network and the success in enrolling the participants, as well as their clinical and laboratory characteristics. From May to December 2002, 6,443 persons were tested for HIV in the four participating... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: HIV; Recent infection; Network; São Paulo. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702004000600003 |
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