Risk factors for human immunodeficiency virus infection among Brazilian blood donors: a multicentre case–control study using audio computer‐assisted structured interviews

de Almeida‐Neto, Cesar; T. Gonçalez, Thelma; Birch, Rebecca; Maia Farias de Carvalho, Sílvia; Capuani, Ligia; Leão, Silvana; Miranda, Carolina; César da Silva Rocha, Paulo; B. Carneiro‐Proietti, A.; R. Johnson, B.; J. Wright, David; L. Murphy, Edward; Custer, Brian; NHLBI Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study‐II (REDS‐II) International Component, Brazil, for

doi:10.1111/vox.12028

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Risk factors for human immunodeficiency virus infection among Brazilian blood donors: a multicentre case–control study using audio computer‐assisted structured interviews

Published in Vox Sanguinis • Mar 20, 2013

Authors:

Cesar de Almeida‐Neto

Thelma T. Gonçalez

Rebecca Birch

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Although risk factors for HIV infection are known, it is important for blood centres to understand local epidemiology and disease transmission patterns. Current risk factors for HIV infection in blood donors in Brazil were assessed. METHODS: A case-control study was conducted at large pu...

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Medicine

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Epidemiology

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