Open AccessLack of Protection Against HIV-1 infection among women with HIV-2 infection
Author(s) -
Stefan Z. Wiktor,
John N. Nkengasong,
Ehounou R. Ekpini,
Georgette Adjorlolo-Johnson,
Peter D. Ghys,
K. Brattegaard,
Odette Tossou,
Timothy J. Dondero,
Kevin M. De Cock,
Alan E. Greenberg
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/00002030-199904160-00010
Subject(s) - seroconversion , medicine , immunology , cohort , prospective cohort study , cohort study , viral disease , sida , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , virology
To assess whether HIV-2 infection protects against HIV-1 infection by comparing the rate of HIV-1 seroconversion among HIV-negative and HIV-2-seropositive women followed in a cohort study in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.