Browsing by Author "Dias, Paulo Roberto Telles Pires"
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Anti-HIV-1 seroreactivity and HIV transmission route[R1]
Bongertz, Vera et al. | Date Issued: 1999Background: antibody binding assays carried out by our group have consistently indicated a higher reactivity of sera from male HIV-1 infected individuals. This study was carried out in order to analyze the importance of ... -
Epidemiological and genetic analyses of Hepatitis C virus transmission among young/short- and long-term injecting drug users from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Oliveira, Maria de Lourdes Aguiar et al. | Date Issued: 2009 -
"The first shot": the context of first injection of illicit drugs, ongoing injecting practices, and hepatitis C infection in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Oliveira, Maria de Lourdes Aguiar et al. | Date Issued: 2006O trabalho investiga o contexto da primeira injeção de drogas e sua associação com práticas atuais de injeção e infecção pelo HCV (vírus da hepatite C). Usuários de drogas injetáveis (UDI) (N = 606) foram recrutados em cenas ... -
A geo-política da AIDS entre usuários de drogas injetáveis no Brasil
Bastos, Francisco Inácio Pinkusfeld Monteiro et al. | Date Issued: 1995 -
HIV-1 infection among injection and ex-injection drug users from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: prevalence, estimated incidence and genetic diversity
Teixeira, Sylvia Lopes Maia et al. | Date Issued: 2004Background and objectives: Due to their behavioral conditions and vulnerability, injection drug users (IDUs) are prone to multiple simultaneous or sequential infections with distinct HIV-1 subtypes and variants, making ... -
Infecção pelo HIV entre usuários de drogas injetáveis: análise dos fatores de risco no Município do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Dias, Paulo Roberto Telles Pires et al. | Date Issued: 1998O trabalho visa a determinar os fatores de risco para a infecção pelo HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus – vírus da aids) entre usuários de drogas injetáveis (UDI), no Município do Rio de Janeiro. Os entrevistados foram ... -
O contexto do uso de drogas em cinco cidades brasileiras
Dias, Paulo Roberto Telles Pires et al. | Date Issued: 1995 -
O Não-dito da AIDS
Bastos, Francisco Inácio Pinkusfeld Monteiro et al. | Date Issued: 1993 -
Prevalence and risk factors for HBV, HCV and HDV infections among injecting drug users from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Oliveira, Maria de Lourdes Aguiar et al. | Date Issued: 1999Viral hepatitis constitutes a major health issue, with high prevalence among injecting drug users (IDUs). The present study assessed the prevalence and risk determinants for hepatitis B, C and D viruses (HBV, HCV and HDV) ... -
Primeira injeção de drogas e hepatite C: achados preliminares
Oliveira, Maria de Lourdes Aguiar et al. | Date Issued: 2005Investigou-se o contexto da primeira injeção de drogas e sua possível associação com a infecção pelo vírus da hepatite C (HCV). Usuários de drogas injetáveis (UDI) – N=606 – foram recrutados em “cenas de uso” no Rio de ... -
Projeto: a geografia da AIDS no Brasil
Bastos, Francisco Inácio Pinkusfeld Monteiro et al. | Date Issued: 1994 -
Retrovirus infections in a sample of injecting drug users in Rio de Janeiro City, Brazil: prevalence of HIV-1 subtypes, and co-infection with HTLV-I/II
Guimarães, Monick Lindenmeyer et al. | Date Issued: 2001Background :Retrovirus infections among injecting drug users (IDUs), a core at-risk population for both HIV-1 and HTLV-I/II infections in Brazil, were assessed within an ongoing cooperative research. Objecti e : The study ... -
Risk behavior and HIV seroprevalence among injecting drug users in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Dias, Paulo Roberto Telles Pires et al. | Date Issued: 1997Objective: To characterize HIV seroprevalence and reisk behavior among injecting drug users (IDUS) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between 1990 and 1996. Design: We report data from three separate cross-sectional samples of ... -
The role of ‘‘long-term’’ and ‘‘new’’ injectors in a declining HIV/AIDS epidemic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Vilas-Boas Hacker, Mariana de Andrea et al. | Date Issued: 2005Background. A substantial decline of HIV prevalence has been observed in injection drug users (IDUs) from Rio de Janeiro, in recent years. Differential characteristics and behaviors of new (injecting for <6 years) and ... -
Trends in HCV prevalence, risk factors and distribution of viral genotypes in injecting drug users: findings from two cross-sectional studies
Oliveira, Maria de Lourdes Aguiar et al. | Date Issued: 2009 -
A window of opportunity: declining rates of hepatitis B virus infection among injection drug users in Rio de Janeiro, and prospects for targeted hepatitis B vaccination
Oliveira, Sabrina Alberti Nóbrega de et al. | Date Issued: 2005OBJECTIVES: To measure hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection rates among injection drug users in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and to report their knowledge of and attitudes toward hepatitis and HBV vaccination. METHODS: 609 injection ...