Infection of semen-producing organs by SIV during the acute and chronic stages of the disease.

Infection of semen-producing organs by SIV during the acute and chronic stages of the disease.

BACKGROUND: Although indirect evidence suggests the male genital tract as a possible source of persistent HIV shedding in semen during antiretroviral therapy, this phenomenon is poorly understood due to the difficulty of sampling semen-producing organs in HIV+ asymptomatic individuals. METHODOLOGY/P...

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Main Authors: Anna Le Tortorec, Roger Le Grand, Hélène Denis, Anne-Pascale Satie, Karim Mannioui, Pierre Roques, Anne Maillard, Sylvanne Daniels, Bernard Jégou, Nathalie Dejucq-Rainsford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2268241?pdf=render

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