Detection of acute infections during HIV testing in North Carolina
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A system based on the concomitant use of nucleic acid amplification and antibody testing is designed for the identification and public health management of patients with acute HIV infection who received voluntary counseling and testing in North Carolina. The results suggested that the addition of nucleic acid amplification testing to an HIV testing algorithm significantly increases the identification of cases of infection without impairing the performance of diagnostic testing.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2005
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HIV drug resistance and HIV transmission risk behaviors among active injection drug users
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A cross-sectional study is conducted to determine the prevalence of HIV drug resistance in HIV(super +) injection drug users receiving clinical care, the frequency with which they shared needles and perceived serostatus of needle-sharing partners they exposed to drug-resistant HIV. Strategies to reduce injection drug use risk behaviors among patients in clinical care are needed to reduce the transmission of sensitive and resistant HIV.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1525-4135
Year: 2005
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The unexpected movement of the HIV epidemic in the southeastern United States: Transmission among college students
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An epidemic of HIV infection occurring in North Carolina college students, primarily involving African American men who have sex with men (MSM) or men who have sex with men/women (MSM/W) is described. College students represent an at-risk, accessible population, which deserves further HIV prevention interventions.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1525-4135
Year: 2005
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