title: 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.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases Division, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, New York 10457, USA. mpurswan@bronxleb.org
authors.forename: Murli U
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Purswani
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hagmann
authors.forename: Saroj S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Bakshi
authors.forename: Aida R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Matias
authors.forename: Caroline A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Nubel
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Neugebauer
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Dunne
authors.forename: Ram
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kairam
mesh_terms: 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