HIV-1 seroprevalence in the general population of Salvador, Bahia State, Northeast Brazil Soroprevalência do HIV-1 na população geral de Salvador, Bahia, Brasil

• Main Authors: Inês Dourado (Author), Craig A. Milroy (Author), Marco Antônio Gomes Mello (Author), Geraldo Argolo Ferraro (Author), Humberto Castro-Lima Filho (Author), Monick Lindenmeyer Guimarães (Author), Mariza Gonçalves Morgado (Author), Maria Gloria Teixeira (Author), Maurício L. Barreto (Author), Bernardo Galvão-Castro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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To estimate HIV-1 seroprevalence in the general population of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, we conducted a cross-sectional survey of 3,437 residents from 1998 to 2000. Subjects were drawn from 30 sentinel areas representing a wide range of living conditions. Plasma samples were screened for HIV-1 antibod...