Elevated risk for HIV-1 infection in adolescents and young adults in São Paulo, Brazil

Recent studies have sought to describe HIV infection and transmission characteristics around the world. Identification of early HIV-1 infection is essential to proper surveillance and description of regional transmission trends. In this study we compare people recently infected (RI) with HIV-1, as d...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2008-01, Vol.3 (1), p.e1423-e1423
Hauptverfasser:	Bassichetto, Katia Cristina, Bergamaschi, Denise Pimentel, Oliveira, Solange Maria, Deienno, Marylei Casteldelli Verri, Bortolato, Reginaldo, de Rezende, Heloíza Vilma, Arthur, Thaís, Tomiyama, Helena, Watkins, Colyn, Mesquita, Fabio, Abbate, Maria Cristina, Kallas, Esper Georges
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Adolescent Adolescents Adult Adults Age AIDS Brazil - epidemiology Chronic infection Counseling Disease prevention Disease transmission Drug therapy Epidemics Exposure Female Health risks HIV HIV Infections - epidemiology HIV-1 - isolation & purification Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Immunology Infections Infectious diseases Infectious Diseases/Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases Infectious Diseases/HIV Infection and AIDS Male Medical laboratories Medical tests Mens health Middle age Multivariate analysis Public health Public Health and Epidemiology/Infectious Diseases Public Health and Epidemiology/Preventive Medicine Recreational use Risk Factors Seroconversion Sexual behavior Sexually transmitted diseases STD Syphilis Teenagers Young adults
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Zusammenfassung:	Recent studies have sought to describe HIV infection and transmission characteristics around the world. Identification of early HIV-1 infection is essential to proper surveillance and description of regional transmission trends. In this study we compare people recently infected (RI) with HIV-1, as defined by Serologic Testing Algorithm for Recent HIV Seroconversion (STARHS), to those with chronic infection. Subjects were identified from 2002-2004 at four testing sites in São Paulo. Of 485 HIV-1-positive subjects, 57 (12%) were defined as RI. Of the participants, 165 (34.0%) were aware of their serostatus at the time of HIV-1 testing. This proportion was statistically larger (p
ISSN:	1932-6203 1932-6203
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pone.0001423