“…The prevalence of HPgV in the present study (25.4%) was similar to that in other Brazilian studies performed among patients with HIV infection (19.4%-22.5%). 11,12 Furthermore, the current rate is similar to the prevalence reported in high-income countries, including the USA (22.9%) and Japan (20.3%). 5,13,14 The rate of vertical transmission of HPgV recorded in the present study (31.2%) was consistent with studies in China (27.3%), Thailand (41.0%), and Italy (19.4%-70.0%); by contrast, it was higher than the rates reported in Sweden (1.9%) and Ghana (3.6%).…”