Document 2435
 DOCN  M94A2435
 TI    HIV and infections with related transmission in an IDU community of
       Santos, Brazil.
 DT    9412
 AU    Carvalho HB; Bueno R; Paes G; Mesquita F; Burattini M; Massad E;
       LIMO1/HCFMUSP, IEPAS-Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):305 (abstract no. PC0149). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370140
 AB    In order to study HIV prevalence and infections with related
       transmission mechanisms, we interviewed and bled 199 IDUs from the city
       of Santos, Sao Paulo state, Brazil. Seroprevalence of HIV, Hepatitis B
       and C, syphilis and HTLV-I were assessed and compared with 199 control
       individuals matched by age and sex from the city main blood bank. The
       table shows the seroprevalence results: TABULAR DATA, SEE ABSTRACT
       VOLUME. It can be noted from the table the extremely high seroprevalence
       to HIV, HCV, HBV and HTLV-I found in this community. On the other hand,
       syphilis has shown a not so high seroprevalence as those described for
       communities with high sexual risk behaviour. In addition, it is clear
       from the data that there is a much higher risk for the infections with
       parenteral transmission than that which is sexually transmitted. It is
       clear form the results that although this IDU community has a high
       sexual risk of HIV transmission, parenteral transmission is remarkably
       higher, as compared with the general population. In conclusion, our
       results point to the fact that, in communities of IDUs with such a
       transmission profile, control measures should be directed mainly to
       parenteral aspects of transmission, without leaving aside the sexual
       ones.
 DE    Brazil/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Hepatitis B/COMPLICATIONS/EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION
       Hepatitis C/COMPLICATIONS/EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  Human  HIV
       Infections/COMPLICATIONS/EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  *HIV Seroprevalence
       HTLV-I Infections/COMPLICATIONS/EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  Prevalence
       Seroepidemiologic Methods  Substance Abuse, Intravenous/*COMPLICATIONS
       Syphilis/COMPLICATIONS/EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION  MEETING ABSTRACT

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