Social and immunological differences among uninfected Brazilians exposed or unexposed to human immunodeficiency virus-infected partners

Understanding the social conditions and immunological characteristics that allow some human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-exposed patients to remain uninfected represents an on-going challenge. In this study, the socio-demographic and sexual behaviour characteristics and immune activation profiles of...

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Main Authors: Maria Luiza Silva, Victor Hugo Melo, Agdemir Waléria Aleixo, Lúcia Fernandes Aleixo, Marcelo Antônio Pascoal-Xavier, Rafaela Oliveira Silva, Laís Alves Ferreira, Willian Cunha Domingos, Dirceu Bartolomeu Greco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2014-09-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762014000600775&tlng=en