Effect of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV‐1) Subtype on Disease Progression in Persons from Rakai, Uganda, with Incident HIV‐1 Infection

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Authors

Noah Kiwanuka · Uganda Virus Research Institute

Oliver Laeyendecker · Johns Hopkins University

Merlin L. Robb · Jackson Foundation

Godfrey Kigozi · Uganda Virus Research Institute

Miguel A. Arroyo · Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

Francine E. McCutchan · Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

Leigh Anne Eller

Abstract

HIV disease progression is affected by HIV-1 subtype. This finding may impact decisions on when to initiate antiretroviral therapy and may have implications for future trials of HIV-1 vaccines aimed at slowing disease progression.

Topics & Keywords

HIV Research and Treatment HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volume 197, Issue 5, pp. 707-713

DOI: 10.1086/527416

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