Human immunodeficiency virus among the homeless in miami: A new direction for the HIV epidemic

• Published in: The American journal of medicine Vol. 100; no. 5; pp. 582 - 584
• Main Authors: Fournier, Arthur M., Tyler, Ruth, Iwasko, Nicholas, LaLota, Marlene, Shultz, Jim, Greer, Pedro Jose
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.05.1996; Elsevier; Elsevier Sequoia S.A
• Subjects: Adult; Age Factors; AIDS/HIV; Antibodies, Viral - analysis; Biological and medical sciences; Clinical trials; Counseling; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Female; Florida - epidemiology; Fluorescent Antibody Technique; HIV; HIV - immunology; HIV - isolation & purification; HIV Infections - diagnosis; HIV Infections - epidemiology; HIV Infections - transmission; HIV Seropositivity - epidemiology; Homeless people; Homeless Persons; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Immunodeficiencies; Immunodeficiencies. Immunoglobulinopathies; Immunopathology; Male; Medical sciences; Medical screening; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Sex Factors; Statistical analysis; North America; America; Florida; Miami Florida; Infection; Human; Immunopathology; Homeless; Viral disease; AIDS; Immune deficiency; Epidemiology
• ISSN: 0002-9343; 1555-7162
• DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(95)00019-4

A study documents the extremely high rate of HIV infection among those in Miami, Florida's homeless population who have submitted to voluntary, anonymous testing at Camillus Health Concern. Traditional prevention and treatment strategies are at great risk for failure if applied to a population with so many barriers to access to care.