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[HIV infections among Turkish citizens who have lived in foreign countries]

Mikrobiyol Bul. 1989 Jul;23(3):203-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/91133297
Demiroz P; Irmak H; Sengul A; Ceviz HA; Kocabalkan F; GATA, Enfeksiyon Hastaliklari ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim; Dali, Baskanligi.

Abstract: AIDS or HIV infection, since 1981 when the first description was made because of showing epidemic characteristics, present increasing in number of patients, go along with high mortality, the disease become an event not only medically but also for any parts of the society. There is a danger of AIDS in risky groups and also danger of spreading by those persons. Among the 10985 Turkish citizens who came Turkey from foreign countries to fulfill military duty, antibody research against HIV was made and one positive anti-HIV case was observed.
Keywords: Blotting, Western English Abstract Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Fluorescent Antibody Technique Human HIV Antibodies/ANALYSIS HIV Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY Military Personnel Risk Factors Travel Turkey/EPIDEMIOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLEKWDblotting,westernenglishabstractenzyme-linkedimmunosorbentassayfluorescentantibodytechniquehumanhivantibodies/analysishivinfections/KWDepidemiologymilitarypersonnelriskfactorstravelturkey/epidemiologyjournalarticle
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