HIV-1 and HTLV-1 infections among intravenous drug abusers in Belgrade, Yugoslavia

While in Europe, as a whole, acquired immune deficiency syndromes (AIDS) is predominantly a disease of male homosexuals, in some south European countries (Italy, Spain), intravenous drug abusers are the most affected population group. This holds true for Yugoslavia as well: of 94 identified AIDS cas...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1988) 1990, Vol.3 (12), p.1197-1199
Hauptverfasser:	Cobic, P, Keserovic, N, Radovanovic, Z, Dobec, M, Bjeljac, Z S, Jung, M, Prelic, A, Vukov, M, Baba-Milkic, N, Gledovic, Z
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - epidemiology Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - transmission Adolescent Adult Female HIV-1 HTLV-I Infections - epidemiology HTLV-I Infections - transmission human immunodeficiency virus 1 Humans Male Middle Aged Substance Abuse, Intravenous - microbiology Yugoslavia - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	While in Europe, as a whole, acquired immune deficiency syndromes (AIDS) is predominantly a disease of male homosexuals, in some south European countries (Italy, Spain), intravenous drug abusers are the most affected population group. This holds true for Yugoslavia as well: of 94 identified AIDS cases, 36 (or 38.2%) have been drug addicts. The risk of developing HIV infection is very unequal in different parts of Yugoslavia. It is by far the highest in Belgrade and depends, in general, on the time of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) important into the area, cultural and religious influences, number of drug addicts, etc.
ISSN:	0894-9255