Open AccessAcute Retrovirus Syndrome Among Prospectively Identified Homosexual Men With Incident HIV Infection in Brazil
Author(s) -
Hofer Cb,
Harrison Lh,
Cláudio J. Struchiner,
Moreira Ri,
do Lago Rf,
de Melo Mf,
Mauro Schechter
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/00042560-200010010-00014
Subject(s) - medicine , population , demography , casual , crack cocaine , men who have sex with men , transmission (telecommunications) , young adult , heterosexuality , sexual transmission , homosexuality , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , gerontology , psychiatry , immunology , psychology , environmental health , syphilis , materials science , microbicide , sociology , psychoanalysis , electrical engineering , composite material , engineering
Symptoms associated with HIV infection are common among HIV seroconverters, but the acute retroviral syndrome (ARS) is a diagnostic challenge because of the absence of a sensitive and specific case definition. We conducted an analysis of HIV seroconverters in Projeto Praça Onze, a HIVNET HIV seroincidence study among homosexual men in Rio de Janeiro.