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HIV Infection in 403 Female Prostitutes in Italy

F. CaprilliM. SpinaV. AccursoR. De MarcatoE. VaccherD. SerrainoA. SaraccoAdriano LazzarinU. TirelliG. RezzaMassimo GiulianiSalvatrice MancusoGiuliano Gentili

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business.industryTransmission (medicine)Hiv epidemicFemale prostituteHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)medicinemedicine.disease_causebusinessDemography

description

Since the beginning of HIV epidemic, it became clear that the modality of transmission was different between Western Countries and Africa (1). Infact, in Africa heterosexual contact is the most important factor in the spread of HIV infection and female prostitutes are considered to be the major reservoir of HIVinfection (2).

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
1991-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-9173-6_5