Titre : | Sixteen years of HIV surveillance in a West African research clinic reveals divergent epidemic trends of HIV-1 and HIV-2. Commentary. (2006) |
Auteurs : | Maarten-F SCHIM VAN DER LOEFF ; . AKUM AVEIKA AWASANA ; ANGLARET (Xavier) / disc. : FRA. Inserm U593. Bordeaux. ; Tumani CORRAH ; EHOLIE (Serge) / disc. : CIV. Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales Chu de Treichville. Abidjan. ; Assan JAYE ; Samuel-J MCCONKEY ; Saihou SABALLY ; Ramu SARGE-NJIE ; Marianne VAN DER SANDE ; Hilton-C WHITTLE ; Mrc Laboratories. Banjul. GMB |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | International journal of epidemiology (vol. 35, n° 5, 2006) |
Pagination : | 1322-1330 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Sida ; Virose ; Infection ; VIH ; Rétrovirus ; Virus ; Surveillance ; Epidémiologie ; Prévalence ; Afrique ; Gambie ; Homme ; Immunopathologie |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS KR0xKJpl. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Background : The HIV-1 epidemic in West Africa is characterized by a slower rise than that in Eastern and Southern Africa. The HIV-2 epidemic in West Africa may be declining, but few long-term data exist. Methods : In a research clinic in The Gambia, HIV-1 and HIV-2 prevalence trends among all new patients being tested for HIV were examined over a 16 year period (1988 till 2003). In newly diagnosed patients a baseline CD4 count was done. Results : An HIV test was done in 23 363 patients aged 15 years or older. The prevalence of HIV-1 was 4.2% in 1988-91 and rose to 17.5% in 2001-03 (P |