What Triggers a Diagnosis of HIV Infection in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area? Implications for Preventing the Spread of HIV Infection in Japan.

What Triggers a Diagnosis of HIV Infection in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area? Implications for Preventing the Spread of HIV Infection in Japan.

Japan has not succeeded in reducing the annual number of new HIV-infected patients, although the prevalence of HIV infection is low (0.02%).A single-center observational study was conducted at the largest HIV clinic in Tokyo, which treats 15% of the total patients in Japan, to determine the reasons...

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Main Authors: Takeshi Nishijima, Misao Takano, Shoko Matsumoto, Miki Koyama, Yuko Sugino, Miwa Ogane, Kazuko Ikeda, Yoshimi Kikuchi, Shinichi Oka, Hiroyuki Gatanaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4659593?pdf=render

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