Genital Inflammation and the Risk of HIV Acquisition in Women
Author(s) -
Lindi Masson,
JoAnn S. Passmore,
Lenine J. P. Liebenberg,
Lise Werner,
Cheryl Baxter,
Kelly B. Arnold,
Carolyn Williamson,
Francesca Little,
Leila E. Mansoor,
Vivek Naranbhai,
Douglas A. Lauffenburger,
Katharina Ronacher,
Gerhard Walzl,
Nigel Garrett,
Brent L. Williams,
Mara Couto-Rodriguez,
Mady Hornig,
W. Ian Lipkin,
Anneke Grobler,
Quarraisha Abdool Karim,
Salim S. Abdool Karim
Publication year - 2015
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 - 10.1093/cid/civ298
Subject(s) - medicine , immunology , macrophage inflammatory protein , chemokine , cytokine , inflammation , sex organ , proinflammatory cytokine , biology , genetics
Women in Africa, especially young women, have very high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) incidence rates that cannot be fully explained by behavioral risks. We investigated whether genital inflammation influenced HIV acquisition in this group.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom