HIV prevalence among blood donors in a blood bank in Curitiba (Brazil)

There still is no cure for the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Its etiologic agent is the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and transmission occurs through sexual relationships, contacts with blood, and vertically (mother to child). In this study, we sought to determine the prevalence o...

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Main Authors: Andrade Neto José Luiz, Pintarelli Vitor Last, Felchner Paulo Cesar Zimmermann, Morais Rodrigo Leite de, Nishimoto Fabíola Lie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2002-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702002000100003