Molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 transmission in a cohort of HIV-1 concordant heterosexual couples from Dakar, Senegal.

BACKGROUND: A large number of HIV-1 infections in Africa occur in married couples. The predominant direction of intracouple transmission and the principal external origins of infection remain important issues of debate. METHODS: We investigated HIV-1 transmission in 46 HIV-1 concordant positive coup...

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Main Authors: Wim Jennes, Jordan K Kyongo, Evelyn Vanhommerig, Makhtar Camara, Sandra Coppens, Moussa Seydi, Souleymane Mboup, Leo Heyndrickx, Luc Kestens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3355130?pdf=render