Publications
epidemic in ghana: "a very distinct profile". | sentinel surveillance for hiv among pregnant women in ghana in 1992 pointed to an hiv prevalence of 3.2% in koforidua and 4.2% in kumasi; prevalence of 18%, however, was observed in rural agomanya in the eastern region of the country. this relatively and absolutely high prevalence of hiv infection in the eastern region is closely related to the emigration of women to cote d'ivoire for work as prostitutes, and their ultimate return to their home villages in eastern ghana. it is hypothesized tha ... | 1995 | 12289034 |
predominance of hiv-1 among patients with aids and aids-related complex in ghana. | we determined the prevalence of hiv among aids and aids-related complex (arc) patients seen within one year in two hospitals in southern ghana. subjects were screened by an elisa procedure for anti-hiv antibodies. specific identification of the hiv type was done with a particle agglutination (pa) kit. all pa-determined dual specimens were then confirmed by western blotting and pepti-lav 1/2 monoepitope kit. virus isolation was attempted from symptomatic patients by co-culturing patient periphera ... | 1997 | 9145571 |