P3.234 Prevalence and Estimated HIV-1 Incidence at Two Voluntary Counseling and Testing Centers in Northeast of Brazil
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HIV-1 incidence among people seeking voluntary counseling and testing centers, including pregnant women, in Pernambuco State, Northeast Brazil.
The HIV-1 epidemic in Brazil has displayed new characteristics over time, with an increase in heterosexual transmission and a decline in the male-to-female ratio in AIDS cases. HIV screening was offered to patients attending the Voluntary Counseling and Testing Center in Paulista, Greater Metropolitan Recife, Pernambuco State, in Northeast Brazil, to determine HIV-1 incidence. BED capture enzym...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sexually Transmitted Infections
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1368-4973,1472-3263
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2013-051184.0691