title: Epidemiology of infection with HIV-1 in Sardinia: a multicentre prospective study.
abstract: To study the spread of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) in Sardinia, we conducted a multicentre prospective study of the prevalence of antibody to HIV-1 (anti-HIV-1) in various populations during 1985-1989. The highest anti-HIV-1 prevalence (61.4%) was found in intravenous drug users. Anti-HIV-1 was found in 32% of haemophiliacs, 4.2% of thalassemics and less than 1% in the other groups. We conclude that control of HIV infection in Sardinia will require a major expansion of prevention and treatment programs for drug addiction.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Medicina Interna, Università di Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Farci
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Novick
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Orgiana
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Coiana
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mandas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Strazzera
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marongiu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chessa
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lusso
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology; D006467:Hemophilia A / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000453:epidemiology; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies