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Penile implants and other high risk practices in French Guiana’s correctional facility: A cause for concern

BACKGROUND: Prisoners in French Guiana, a French territory located in South America, have a HIV and hepatitis B prevalence of 4%. Body modifications such as penile implants, tattoos, and body piercings are common among detainees, increasing the risk of blood-borne virus transmission. METHODS: We con...

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Autores principales: Parriault, Marie-Claire, Chaponnay, Amandine, Cropet, Claire, About, Vincent, Pastre, Agathe, Perusseau-Lambert, Roch, Nacher, Mathieu, Huber, Florence
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6599133/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31251774
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218992