High Prevalence of HIV-1 CRF01_AE Viruses among Female Commercial Sex Workers Residing in Surabaya, Indonesia

• Main Authors: Tomohiro Kotaki, Siti Qomariyah Khairunisa, Septhia Dwi Sukartiningrum, Muhammad Vitanata Arfijanto, Takako Utsumi, Irine Normalina, Retno Handajani, Prihatini Widiyanti, Musofa Rusli, Retno Pudji Rahayu, Maria Inge Lusida, Yoshitake Hayashi, Nasronudin, Masanori Kameoka
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2013
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://repository.unair.ac.id/100198/1/high%20Prevalence.PDF; http://repository.unair.ac.id/100198/2/high%20prevalence.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/100198/3/High%20prevalence%20of%20HIV-1%20CRF01_AE%20viruses%20among%20female%20commercial%20sex%20workers%20residing%20in%20Surabaya%2C%20Indonesia.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/100198/; https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0082645; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0082645
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) cause serious health problems and have an impact on the Indonesian economy. In addition, the rapid epidemic growth of HIV is continuing in Indonesia. Commercial sex plays a significant role in the...