title: Rate and incidence estimates of recent human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infections among pregnant women in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from 1991 to 2002.
abstract: The serological testing algorithm for recent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seroconversion (STARHS) was employed to estimate HIV incidence among pregnant women from Sao Paulo, Brazil. A cross-sectional study (1999 to 2002) showed an incidence of infection of 0.2 per 100 pregnant women per year (95% confidence interval, 0.041 to 0.608). Western blot profiles suggested an association between results of the STARHS analysis and gp41/gp31 bands.
authors.affiliation: Seção de Sorologia, Instituto Adolfo Lutz-Secretaria de Estado da Saúde de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo 351, 10 degree andar, 01246-902 São Paulo, Brazil. freitas@ial.sp.gov.br
authors.forename: Carmem A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: de Freitas Oliveira
authors.forename: Mirthes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Rosemeire
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yamashiro
authors.forename: Rosângela
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: Haynes W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Sheppard
authors.forename: Luís Fernando
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: de Macedo Brígido
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012698:Serologic Tests; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies