›› 2009, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (7): 798-.

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Influential factors of human immunodeficiency virus infection in adolescents

HUANG Feng-rong, reviewer;HUANG Hong, reviser   

  1. Department of Child and Adolescent Healthcare, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children's Environmental Health, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200092, China
  • Online:2009-07-25 Published:2009-09-16

Abstract:

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a serious infectious disease caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Increasing cases of HIV infection have been detected in adolescents. Intravenous drug abuse and sexual behavior, which are affected by various individual and environmental factors, are the major ways of HIV infection. The current situation and influential factors of HIV infection in adolescents are introduced in this paper.

Key words: adolescents, human immunodeficiency virus, infection, influential factor