Lost to Follow-Up In HIV Care: 5-Year Retrospective Review of a Large Regional Cohort in Alberta, Canada
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Increasing incidence of syphilis among patients engaged in HIV care in Alberta, Canada: a retrospective clinic-based cohort study
BACKGROUND Syphilis is a global health concern disproportionately affecting HIV-infected populations. In Alberta, Canada, the incidence of syphilis in the general population has recently doubled with 25% of these infections occurring in HIV-infected patients. The Southern Alberta HIV Clinic (SAC) and Calgary STI Program (CSTI) analyzed the epidemiologic characteristics of incident syphilis infe...
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عنوان ژورنال: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2328-8957
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofv133.286