Penile Anaerobic Dysbiosis as a Risk Factor for HIV Infection

Penile Anaerobic Dysbiosis as a Risk Factor for HIV Infection

Sexual transmission of HIV requires exposure to the virus and infection of activated mucosal immune cells, specifically CD4+ T cells or dendritic cells. The foreskin is a major site of viral entry in heterosexual transmission of HIV. Although the probability of acquiring HIV from a sexual encounter...

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Main Authors: Cindy M. Liu, Jessica L. Prodger, Aaron A. R. Tobian, Alison G. Abraham, Godfrey Kigozi, Bruce A. Hungate, Maliha Aziz, Fred Nalugoda, Sanjeev Sariya, David Serwadda, Rupert Kaul, Ronald H. Gray, Lance B. Price, Martin J. Blaser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017-07-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/8/4/e00996-17

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