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Immune responses in Ugandan women infected with subtypes A and D HIV using the BED capture immunoassay and an antibody avidity assay.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) - 1 Apr 2014
Longosz Andrew F, Morrison Charles S, Chen Pai-Lien, Arts Eric, Nankya Immaculate, Salata Robert A, Franco Veronica, Quinn Thomas C, Eshleman Susan H, Laeyendecker Oliver
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INTRODUCTION: Analysis of samples from Uganda using serologic HIV incidence assays reveal that individuals with subtype D infection often have weak humoral immune responses to HIV infection. It is unclear whether this reflects a poor initial response to infection or a waning antibody response later in infection. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Samples (N = 2614) were obtained from 114 women aged 18-45 years in the Ugandan...
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