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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Subtype C is associated with increased vaginal shedding of HIV-1
Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 192, No. 3, Year 2005
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Description
The prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1-infected cells and HIV-1 RNA levels in genital secretions and breast milk and the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1 were compared among subtypes A, C, and D in a Kenyan cohort. Pregnant women infected with subtype C were significantly more likely to shed HIV-1-infected vaginal cells than were those infected with subtype A or D (odds ratio [OR], 3.6 [95% confidence interval {CI}, 1.4-8.8]; P = .006). This relationship held after adjusting for age, CD4 cell count, and plasma HIV-1 RNA load (OR, 3.1 [95% CI, 1.1-8.6]; P = .03). These observations suggest that HIV-1 subtype influences mucosal shedding of HIV-1. © 2005 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
John-Stewart, Grace C.
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Nduati, Ruth W.
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Rousseau, Christine M.
United States, Seattle
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Mbori-Ngacha, Dorothy A.
Kenya, Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Richardson, Barbra Ann
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
United States, Seattle
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Rainwater, Stephanie M.J.
United States, Seattle
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Panteleeff, Dana De Vange
United States, Seattle
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Overbaugh, Julie M.
United States, Seattle
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Statistics
Citations: 92
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1086/431514
ISSN:
00221899
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Case-Control Study
Participants Gender
Female