Bernadette Catalan-Soares|Regina Toledo P Almeida|Anna Bárbara F. Carneiro-Proietti
Prevalence of HIV-1/2, HTLV-I/II, hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), Treponema pallidum and Trypanosoma cruzi among prison inmates at Manhuaçu, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Fundação Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia de Minas Gerais|Fundação Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia de Minas Gerais|Fundação Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia de Minas Gerais
purpose study determine seroprevalence human immunodeficiency virus hiv12 human tcell lymphotropic virus htlviii hepatitis b virus hbv hepatitis c virus hcv treponema pallidum trypanosoma cruzi among 63 male prisoners manhuau minas gerais brazil compare data eligible blood donors positive results follows 1163 175 hbv 563 74 syphilis 463 63 hcv 363 48 chagas disease 263 32 hiv12 163 16 htlviii seroprevalence prisoners higher among blood donors mainly antibodies hiv12 hcv hbv probably due low social economic level illiteracy higher proportion prior history intravenous drug use andor unsafe sexual behavior therefore prisoners constitute highrisk group routine screening counseling recommended