The natural history of HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections in adults in Africa: a literature review

The natural history of HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections in adults in Africa: a literature review

About 30 million people in Africa are estimated to be living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), yet data about the natural history of infection on the continent are sparse. We reviewed the literature on the natural history of HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections...

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Main Authors: Jaffar Shabbar, Grant Alison D., Whitworth Jimmy, Smith Peter G., Whittle Hilton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2004-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
HIV-1/immunology
HIV-2/immunology
HIV infections/diagnosis
HIV infections/mortality
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome/diagnosis
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome/mortality
HIV seropositivity
Disease progression
Antiretroviral therapy, Highly active
AIDS-related opportunistic infections
Survival rate
HIV seroprevalence
Review literature
Africa
Uganda
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862004000600013

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