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Brief Report: Bacterial Vaginosis and Risk of HIV Infection in the Context of CD101 Gene Variation.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) - 15 Dec 2020
Wanga Valentine, Mackelprang Romel D, Thomas Katherine K, Donnell Deborah, Cohen Craig R, Mugo Nelly R, Bukusi Elizabeth A, de Bruyn Guy, Irungu Elizabeth, Celum Connie, Baeten Jared M, Lingappa Jairam R
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BACKGROUND: Whether bacterial vaginosis (BV) and CD101 immunoglobulin-like (Ig-like) variants independently increase HIV risk through mucosal inflammation is not well understood. We evaluated whether the impact of BV on HIV acquisition in women differs by the presence or absence of candidate CD101 Ig-like variants. METHODS: We used data from 2 studies of HIV serodiscordant couples in east (Kenya, Tanzania, and...
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