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Descriptor English: HIV Seroprevalence
Descriptor Spanish: Seroprevalencia de VIH
Descriptor seroprevalencia del VIH
Scope note: Estudios del número de casos en los que está presente el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH) en una población específica en un momento determinado. Se determina la presencia en un individuo en particular por el hallazgo de anticuerpos frente al VIH en el suero (SEROPOSITIVIDAD al VIH).
Descriptor Portuguese: Soroprevalência de HIV
Descriptor French: Séroprévalence du VIH
Entry term(s): Seroprevalence, HIV
Tree number(s): E05.318.372.500.950.375
N05.715.360.330.500.950.375
N06.850.520.450.500.950.375
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015528
Scope note: Studies of the number of cases where human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is present in a specific population at a designated time. The presence in a given individual is determined by the finding of HIV antibodies in the serum (HIV SEROPOSITIVITY).
Annotation: IM; an epidemiol concept: do not confuse with HIV SEROPOSITIVITY, a diag finding; specify geog if pertinent
Allowable Qualifiers: TD trends
Previous Indexing: Antibodies, Viral (1983-1987)
HIV Seropositivity/epidemiology (1988-1989)
Public MeSH Note: 90
History Note: 90
DeCS ID: 24719
Unique ID: D015528
NLM Classification: WC 503.4
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Date Established: 1990/01/01
Date of Entry: 1989/05/25
Revision Date: 2018/06/29
HIV Seroprevalence - Preferred
Concept UI M0023891
Scope note Studies of the number of cases where human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is present in a specific population at a designated time. The presence in a given individual is determined by the finding of HIV antibodies in the serum (HIV SEROPOSITIVITY).
Preferred term HIV Seroprevalence
Entry term(s) Seroprevalence, HIV



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