Seroepidemiological survey of transmissible infectious diseases in a Portuguese prison establishment

A cross-sectional study was conducted in 151 (71.6%) of 211 male inmates of a regional Portuguese prison in order to establish the seroprevalence for viral hepatitis (HAV, HBV, HCV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), syphilis and herpes simplex virus (HSV-1 and HSV-2) and to analyze some psychosoc...

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Main Authors: Nuno Miguel da Silva Marques, M.D., Renata Margalho, M.Sc., Maria João Melo, L.G.S.W., José Gabriel Saraiva da Cunha, M.D., Ph.D., António Abel Meliço-Silvestre, M.D., Ph.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S141386701170188X