To determine the prevalence of HIV-1 and HTLV-I/II among female prostitutes from different areas of the city of Buenos Aires, we studied serum samples from 237 individuals (mean age: 25; range 17 to 39). Prostitutes were recruited from 16 different Buenos Aires locations with different economical st
HTLV-I, HIV-1 and HIV-2 seroprevalences in Guadeloupe, French West Indies
โ Scribed by G. Agius; V. Vaillant; G. Dindinaud; M. Bazillou; J. F. Zagury; V. Kolesnitchenko; M. Castets
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 173 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0393-2990
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