Prevalence of seroconversion symptoms and relationship to set-point viral load: Findings from a subtype C epidemic, 1995-2009

AIDS

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 175-184

  Sullivan, Patrick S ^a   Fideli, Ulgen ^b   Wall, Kristin M ^a   Chomba, Elwyn ^c   Vwalika, Cheswa ^c   Kilembe, William ^c   Tichacek, Amanda ^d   Luisi, Nicole ^a   Mulenga, Joseph ^e   Hunter, Eric ^d   Boeras, Debrah ^d   Allen, Susan ^c,d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Zambia Emory HIV Research Project   (Zambia)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Zambia National Blood Transfusion Service   (Zambia)

Author keywords

HIV; seroconversion syndrome; set point HIV viral load

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIC; HETEROSEXUAL FEMALE; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; MALARIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; SYMPTOM; SYNDROME DELINEATION; VIREMIA; VIRUS LOAD; ZAMBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHENIA; CANDIDIASIS, ORAL; COHORT STUDIES; DIARRHEA; EPIDEMICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENOTYPE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV-1; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; VIRAL LOAD; VIREMIA; YOUNG ADULT; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84155169029     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32834ed8c8     Document Type: Article

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