HIV genotyping among female sex workers in the State of Santa Catarina Genotipagem do HIV em mulheres profissionais do sexo no Estado de Santa Catarina

The objective of this study was to investigate the frequency of HIV infection among female sex workers in the port area of Imbituba (State of Santa Catarina), and to identify the viral subtype and its susceptibility to antiretroviral medications. Ninety women were interviewed between December 2003 a...

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Main Authors: Fabiana Schuelter-Trevisol, Marcos Vinicius da Silva, Cristina M. Oliveira, Rosângela Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2007-06-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822007000300001