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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2268241?pdf=render |
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