Open AccessAbsence of a recognizable seroconversion illness in Africans infected with HIV-1
Author(s) -
Dilys Morgan,
Cedric Mahé,
Jimmy Whitworth
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/00002030-200108170-00016
Subject(s) - seroconversion , medicine , multicenter aids cohort study , population , immunology , cohort , cohort study , demography , kenya , viral disease , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sida , virology , environmental health , biology , ecology , sociology
It is difficult to assess the proportion of individuals who experience an acute seroconversion illness after infection with HIV-1. We found that five out of 27 recent HIV-1 seroconverters (18.5%) in a population-based cohort in rural Uganda and four out of 22 HIV-negative controls (18.2%) reported a flu-like illness. More symptoms were reported by seroconverters, but the duration of illness was similar in both groups. We found no association between symptoms and infection with HIV-1 subtype A or D.