Public Health
Volume 123, Issue 8 , Pages 573-574 , August 2009

Parallel evolutions of the growth rate of newly diagnosed HIV cases and the proportion of potentially infective patients in Cayenne French Guiana: Should HAART be used to curb the epidemic?

  • M. Nacher

      Affiliations

    • COREVIH Guyane, Cayenne General Hospital, Cayenne, French Guiana
    • Centre d'Investigation Clinique-Epidémiologie Clinique Antilles Guyane, Cayenne General Hospital, Cayenne, CIC EC 802, French Guiana
    • Day Hospital, Cayenne General Hospital, Cayenne, French Guiana
    • Equipe EA 3593, Université Antilles Guyane, Cayenne, French Guiana
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. COREVIH, Cayenne General Hospital, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana. Tel.: +594 594 39 50 24; fax: +594 594 39 50 02.
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  • V. Vantilcke

      Affiliations

    • Day Hospital, Cayenne General Hospital, Cayenne, French Guiana
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  • F. Huber

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Cayenne General Hospital, Cayenne, French Guiana
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  • M. El Guedj

      Affiliations

    • Day Hospital, Cayenne General Hospital, Cayenne, French Guiana
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  • T. Vaz

      Affiliations

    • Day Hospital, Cayenne General Hospital, Cayenne, French Guiana
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  • C. Magnien

      Affiliations

    • Day Hospital, Cayenne General Hospital, Cayenne, French Guiana
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  • F. Djossou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases, Cayenne General Hospital, Cayenne, French Guiana
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  • A. Mahamat

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases, Cayenne General Hospital, Cayenne, French Guiana
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  • F. Dabis

      Affiliations

    • Unité INSERM 593, Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2, Bordeaux, Cedex, France
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  • P. Couppié

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, Cayenne General Hospital, Cayenne, French Guiana

Received 24 July 2008 ,Revised 30 March 2009 ,Accepted 15 June 2009.

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PII: S0033-3506(09)00164-4

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.06.007

Public Health
Volume 123, Issue 8 , Pages 573-574 , August 2009