Exposure to acellular blood products and risk of HIV infection in hemophiliacs from Belo Horizonte, Brazil Exposição de produtos do sangue, acelulares e o risco da infecção pelo VIH, em hemofílicos de Belo Horizonte, Brasil

Results of a HIV prevalence study conducted in hemophiliacs from Belo Horizonte, Brazil are presented. History of exposure to acellular blood components was determined for the five year period prior to entry in the study, which occurred during 1986 and 1987. Patients with coagulations disorders (hem...

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Main Authors: Fernando A. Proietti, Anna Barbara F. C. Proietti, Maria Fernanda F. L. Costa, Carlos M. F. Antunes, Mark D. C. Guimarães, Urquiza H. M. Paulino, Caio J. C. Souza, Laércio Melo, Álvaro Munõz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1992-06-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651992000300008