HIV transmission

GM Shaw, E Hunter - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2012 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
HIV-1 is transmitted by sexual contact across mucosal surfaces, by maternal-infant
exposure, and by percutaneous inoculation. For reasons that are still incompletely …

Virulence and pathogenesis of HIV-1 infection: an evolutionary perspective

C Fraser, K Lythgoe, GE Leventhal, G Shirreff… - Science, 2014 - science.org
Background Why some individuals develop AIDS rapidly whereas others remain healthy
without treatment for many years remains a central question of HIV research. Of the …

Prospective study of acute HIV-1 infection in adults in East Africa and Thailand

ML Robb, LA Eller, H Kibuuka, K Rono… - … England Journal of …, 2016 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Acute human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection is a major
contributor to transmission of HIV-1. An understanding of acute HIV-1 infection may be …

Dynamics of HIV viremia and antibody seroconversion in plasma donors: implications for diagnosis and staging of primary HIV infection

EW Fiebig, DJ Wright, BD Rawal, PE Garrett… - Aids, 2003 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The characterization of primary HIV infection by the analysis of serial plasma
samples from newly infected persons using multiple standard viral assays. Design: A …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic identity, biological phenotype, and evolutionary pathways of transmitted/founder viruses in acute and early HIV-1 infection

JF Salazar-Gonzalez, MG Salazar… - The Journal of …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Identification of full-length transmitted HIV-1 genomes could be instrumental in HIV-1
pathogenesis, microbicide, and vaccine research by enabling the direct analysis of those …

Brief but efficient: acute HIV infection and the sexual transmission of HIV

CD Pilcher, HC Tien, JJ Eron… - Journal of infectious …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Background. We examined whether viral dynamics in the genital tract during the natural
history of acute human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection could explain …

Deciphering human immunodeficiency virus type 1 transmission and early envelope diversification by single-genome amplification and sequencing

JF Salazar-Gonzalez, E Bailes, KT Pham… - Journal of …, 2008 - Am Soc Microbiol
Accurate identification of the transmitted virus and sequences evolving from it could be
instrumental in elucidating the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) …

[HTML][HTML] Laboratory testing for the diagnosis of HIV infection: updated recommendations

BM Branson, SM Owen, LG Wesolowski, B Bennett… - 2014 - stacks.cdc.gov
This document updates recommendations for HIV testing by laboratories in the United States
and offers approaches for reporting test results to persons ordering HIV tests and to public …

Use of laboratory tests and clinical symptoms for identification of primary HIV infection

FM Hecht, MP Busch, B Rawal, M Webb, E Rosenberg… - Aids, 2002 - journals.lww.com
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Antibody vs. HIV in a clash of evolutionary titans

DR Burton, RL Stanfield… - Proceedings of the …, 2005 - National Acad Sciences
HIV has evolved many strategies to avoid neutralizing antibody responses, particularly to
conserved regions on the external glycoprotein spikes of the virus. Nevertheless, a small …