Different Rates of Disease Progression of HIV Type 1 Infection in Tanzania Based on Infecting Subtype | Zendy

Ashwin Vasan | Zendy; Boris Renjifo | Zendy; Ellen Hertzmark | Zendy; Beth Chaplin | Zendy; Gernard Msamanga | Zendy; Max Essex | Zendy; Wafaie Fawzi | Zendy; David J. Hunter | Zendy

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Different Rates of Disease Progression of HIV Type 1 Infection in Tanzania Based on Infecting Subtype

Author(s) -

Ashwin Vasan,

Boris Renjifo,

Ellen Hertzmark,

Beth Chaplin,

Gernard Msamanga,

Max Essex,

Wafaie Fawzi,

David J. Hunter

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/499952

Subject(s) - medicine , viral load , hazard ratio , immunology , confidence interval , proportional hazards model , tanzania , disease , viral disease , sida , relative risk , cohort study , virology , virus , environmental science , environmental planning

Many different subtypes of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 have been identified, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. However, much remains unknown regarding the relative pathogenicity of these subtypes and their influence on the clinical progression of HIV infection. We examined prospectively the associations between HIV-1 subtypes A, C, and D and recombinant viruses, as well as the rates of disease progression in a cohort of seropositive women from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

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