A Blinded Survey of the Seroprevalence of HIV-I Infection in an Inner-City Adolescent and Young Adult Population Attending a Community Hospital in the United States

A Blinded Survey of the Seroprevalence of HIV-I Infection in an Inner-City Adolescent and Young Adult Population Attending a Community Hospital in the United States

The seroprevalence of HIV-1 infection in youth aged 12-24 years attending a Bronx community hospital was studied by blinded testing of unused sera. A crude prevalence of 0.98% (95% CI 0.08-1.88%) was observed, higher than rates in United States national HIV surveys, underscoring the need for enhance...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of adolescent health 2007-02, Vol.40 (2), p.182-184
Hauptverfasser: Purswani, Murli U, Hagmann, Stefan, Bakshi, Saroj S, Matias, Aida R, Nubel, Caroline A, Neugebauer, Richard, Dunne, James M, Kairam, Ram
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
HIV
Infection
Prevalence
Screening
Urban areas
Young people
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Zusammenfassung:The seroprevalence of HIV-1 infection in youth aged 12-24 years attending a Bronx community hospital was studied by blinded testing of unused sera. A crude prevalence of 0.98% (95% CI 0.08-1.88%) was observed, higher than rates in United States national HIV surveys, underscoring the need for enhanced screening & preventive services. Tables, References. [Copyright 2007 The Society for Adolescent Medicine; published by Elsevier Inc.]
ISSN:1054-139X
DOI:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.09.007