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| Cavalcanti,Ana Maria Salustiano; Brito,Ana Maria de; Salustiano,Daniela Medeiros; Lima,Kledoaldo Oliveira de; Silva,Sirleide Pereira da; Lacerda,Heloisa Ramos. |
| The BED capture enzyme immunoassay test makes it possible to determine whether individuals were recently infected with HIV. OBJECTIVE: In this study, the overall HIV and recent infections prevalences were determined at five Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) centers, in the Metropolitan Region of Recife, Northeastern of Brazil. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among users of five VCTs in the metropolitan region of Recife between July 2007 and April 2009. Out of the individuals who tested positive for HIV, 169 were analyzed to assess the prevalence of recent infection by means of the BED-CEIA (BED-Calypte®). RESULTS: Out of 46,696 individuals tested 916 (1.96%) turned out positive for HIV infection The highest prevalence was... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: HIV; HIV seroprevalence; Seroepidemiologic studies; HIV infections. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702012000200009 |
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