HIV Transmission in Correctional Facility
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HIV Transmission in Correctional Facility
Acute retroviral syndrome developed in an inmate in a detention center after he had intercourse with 2 HIV-infected inmates. Correctional facilities house a disproportionate number of HIV-infected persons, and most do not provide inmates with condoms. Correctional healthcare providers should be familiar with primary HIV infection and acute retroviral syndrome.
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1080-6040,1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid1204.050484