Validation of four AIDS-case definitions in HIV-infected intravenous drug users in Barcelona, Spain Validação de quatro definições de caso de aids em usuários de drogas injetáveis em Barcelona, Espanha

• Main Authors: Paulo Sérgio C. Miranda (Author), Andrés Marco (Author), Joan Arthur Caylà (Author), Hernando Galdós-Tangüis (Author), Patricia García de Olalla (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Associação Brasileira de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, 1998-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The objective of the study is to assess the sensitivity and specificity of four epidemiological AIDS-Case Definitions (CDC-87, CDC-93, Europe-93 and Revised Caracas) in HIV-infected intravenous drug users (IDU). The authors carried out a cross-sectional study with 136 IDUs, HIV-infected from a Men P...