Lack of HIV infection among truck drivers in Iran using rapid HIV test

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of HIV infection in Iranian long distance truck drivers using rapid HIV test. METHODS: The study included 400 consecutive participants in Bazargan city, north-west of Iran in the late 2008 and the early 2009. RESULTS: No HIV infection...

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Autores principales: Jabbari, Hossain, Seyed Alinaghi, Seyed Ahmad, Kheirandish, Parastoo, Djavid, Gholam Reza Esmaeli, Rasolinejad, Mehrnaz, Hajiabdolbaghi, Mahboube, Sedaghat, Abbas, Sargolzaei, Maryam, Sharifi, Amir Houshang, Mohraz, Minoo, Khoshnoud, Kaveh
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3082827/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21526097
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of HIV infection in Iranian long distance truck drivers using rapid HIV test. METHODS: The study included 400 consecutive participants in Bazargan city, north-west of Iran in the late 2008 and the early 2009. RESULTS: No HIV infection was observed among these long distance truck drivers. CONCLUSIONS: Although results of this study is plausible compared to other similar studies, repeated surveys are necessary to know the trend of HIV infection in truckers in Iran.

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