A blinded survey of the seroprevalence of HIV-1 infection in an inner-city adolescent and young adult population attending a community hospital in the United States.
The seroprevalence of HIV-1 infection in youth aged 12-24 years attending a Bronx community hospital was studied by blinded testing of unused sera. A crude prevalence of 0.98% (95% CI 0.08-1.88%) was observed, higher than rates in United States national HIV surveys, underscoring the need for enhanced screening and preventive services.
Purswani
Murli U
MU
Department of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases Division, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, New York 10457, USA. mpurswan@bronxleb.org
Hagmann
Stefan
S
Bakshi
Saroj S
SS
Matias
Aida R
AR
Nubel
Caroline A
CA
Neugebauer
Richard
R
Dunne
James M
JM
Kairam
Ram
R
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002648:Child; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence; D015497:HIV-1; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009519:New York City / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population