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Rapid increase of both HIV-1 infection and syphilis among pregnant women in Nairobi, Kenya

AIDSPublished 1 October 1992
Marleen Temmerman, Fatma Mohamed Ali, Jackoniah O. Ndinya‐Achola, Stephen Moses, Francis A. Plummer, Peter Piot
Citations64
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SJR score1.21
SNIP0.90

TL;DR

Data confirm an association between HIV-1 and syphilis infection, and indicate that both are spreading rapidly among women in Nairobi outside high-risk groups, and increased efforts to control both infections are urgently required.

Abstract

These data confirm an association between HIV-1 and syphilis infection, and indicate that both are spreading rapidly among women in Nairobi outside high-risk groups. Increased efforts to control both infections are urgently required.

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