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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-9-20
pubmed:abstractText
The 5-year temporal trends in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) seroconversion between 1984 and 1989 among homosexual/bisexual men participating in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) are reported. Of 3,262 initially seronegative men, 368 (11.3%) had seroconverted by December 31, 1989. Although the incidence of seroconversion declined precipitously during the first 3 years of follow-up (from 4.1% to 0.9% per 6 months), no evidence for a further substantial reduction was noted after mid-1987, since 6-month incidence rates ranged between 0.5% and 1.2%. The Chicago cohort experienced an increase in HIV-1 seroconversion during both semesters of 1989; 2.1% and 1.6% per 6 months, respectively, became newly infected. Other MACS centers did not report such an increase. Center-specific differences were observed by race; black men were at higher seroconversion risk than white men in Baltimore/Washington (relative risk (RR) = 3.4) and Chicago (RR = 2.4), while Hispanic men were at higher risk than white men in Chicago (RR = 3.3). Younger age (less than 35 years) was also associated with HIV-1 seroconversion (RR = 1.5). It is disturbing to report an overall annual seroconversion rate of 1.2% for the 2 years prior to December 31, 1989, as well as evidence for a sustained recent increase in Chicago during 1989. Long-term maintenance of safe-sex behaviors should be the cornerstone of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome prevention among homosexual/bisexual men.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0002-9262
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
134
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
331-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Temporal trends in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 seroconversion 1984-1989. A report from the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS).
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Infectious Diseases, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, PA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Multicenter Study