HIV-1 subtype C is not associated with higher risk of heterosexual HIV-1 transmission: A multinational study among HIV-1 serodiscordant couples

AIDS

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 235-243

  Kahle, Erin ^a   Campbell, Mary ^a   Lingappa, Jairam ^a   Donnell, Deborah ^c   Celum, Connie ^a   WOndondo, Connie ^d   Mujugira, Andrew ^a   Fife, Kenneth ^e   Mugo, Nelly ^a,f   Kapiga, Saidi ^g   Mullins, James I ^a,b   Baeten, Jared M ^a  

^a Department of Epidemiology ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c USA   (United States)

^d KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^g LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; HIV 1 subtype; Serodiscordant couples; Transmission

Indexed keywords

GAG PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVELOPE GENE; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 (STRAIN C); HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS TYPE 1 (STRAIN A); HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS TYPE 1 (STRAIN D); HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS TYPE 1 (STRAIN G); INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIED PERSON; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SEROCONVERSION; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; UNPROTECTED SEX; VIRUS RECOMBINANT; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AFRICA, EASTERN; AFRICA, SOUTHERN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; ENV GENE PRODUCTS, HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; GAG GENE PRODUCTS, HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; GENOTYPE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84892165153     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000000024     Document Type: Article

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