Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome in Peru

Letters and Corrections1 September 1986Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome in PeruGUSTAVO ROJAS, M.D., EDUARDO GOTUZZO, M.D., AUGUSTO YI, M.D., FREDERICK KOSTER, M.D.GUSTAVO ROJAS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, EDUARDO GOTUZZO, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, AUGUSTO YI, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, FREDERICK KOSTER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-105-3-465_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: The rapidity of the international spread of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) depends on the extent of travel of, and contact between, at-risk groups. In 1980, coincident with the first case of AIDS in San Francisco, 11 % of homosexual men there had antibody to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV, formerly HTLV-III/LAV) (1). In Peru, nine cases of AIDS have been diagnosed through 1985 (2), all but one in homosexual men with a history of travel to, or residence in, an endemic city (3, 4) (one case was in a hemophiliac who received a blood transfusion in...References1. CURRAN J. The epidemiology and prevention of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Ann Intern Med. 1985;103:657-62. LinkGoogle Scholar2. PATRUCCO R. Sindrome de immunodeficiencia adquirida en el Peru: estudios immunologicos. Diagnostico. 1985;16(5):122-35. Google Scholar3. BRUNET J and ANCELLE R. The international occurrence of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Ann Intern Med. 1985;103:670-4. LinkGoogle Scholar4. QUINN T. Informacion actualizada sobre el sindrome de immunodeficiencia adquirida. Bol Epidemiol OPS. 1985;6:1-8. Google Scholar5. WEISS S, GOEDERT J, SARNGADHARAN M, BADNER A, GALLO R, and BLATTNER W. Screening test for HTLV-III (AIDS agent) antibody: specificity, sensitivity and applications. JAMA. 1985;253:221-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: GUSTAVO ROJAS, M.D.; EDUARDO GOTUZZO, M.D.; AUGUSTO YI, M.D.; FREDERICK KOSTER, M.D.Affiliations: Instituto de Medicina Tropical "Alexander von Humboldt," Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia Lima 100 Peru PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDeterminants and prevalence of HIV infection in pregnant Peruvian womenHIV among gay and other men who have sex with men in Latin America and the Caribbean: a hidden epidemic?*HIV, syphilis and heterosexual bridging among Peruvian men who have sex with menGender differences in sexual practices and sexually transmitted infections among adults in Lima, Peru.Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS): literature, geographical origins and global patterns 1 September 1986Volume 105, Issue 3 Page: 465-466 Keywords AIDS Blood transfusion HIV Homosexuals ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 September 1986 PDF downloadLoading ...