Epidemiology of infection with HIV-1 in Sardinia: a multicentre prospective study.
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.
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Istituto di Medicina Interna, Università di Cagliari, Italy.
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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
D015483:HIV Antibodies