Viral and host factors associated with the HIV-1 viral load setpoint in adults from mbeya region, Tanzania

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 324-331

  Saathoff, Elmar ^a   Pritsch, Michael ^a   Geldmacher, Christof ^a   Hoffmann, Oliver ^a   Koehler, Rebecca N ^b   Maboko, Leonard ^c   Maganga, Lucas ^c   Geis, Steffen ^a,c   McCutchan, Francine E ^a,d   Kijak, Gustavo H ^b   Kim, Jerome H ^b   Arroyo, Miguel A ^e   Gerhardt, Martina ^a,c   Tovanabutra, Sodsai ^b   Robb, Merlin L ^b,f   Williamson, Carolyn ^g   Michael, Nelson L ^b,f   Hoelscher, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b US Military HIV Research Program   (United States)

^c Mbeya Medical Research Programme (MMRP)   (Tanzania)

^d BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION   (United States)

^e WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

acute infection; Africa; HIV 1 infection; HLA class I alleles; multiple infection; viral load setpoint

Indexed keywords

HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; SEROCONVERSION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TANZANIA; VIRUS LOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GENES, MHC CLASS I; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TANZANIA; VIRAL LOAD; VIREMIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954056139     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181cf30ba     Document Type: Article

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