Seroprevalence and correlates of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B and C virus among intrapartum patients in Kabul, Afghanistan

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Little current information is available for prevalence of vertically-transmitted infections among the Afghan population. The purpose of this study is to determine prevalence and correlates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), syphi...

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Main Authors: Ghazanfar Syed, Smith Jeffrey M, Miller Suellen, Atiqzai Faridullah, Ahmadzai Malalay, Todd Catherine S, Strathdee Steffanie A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-09-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/8/119