Vaccinia scars associated with improved survival among adults in rural Guinea-Bissau.

Vaccinia scars associated with improved survival among adults in rural Guinea-Bissau.

<h4>Background</h4>In urban Guinea-Bissau, adults with a vaccinia scar had better survival but also a higher prevalence of HIV-2 infection. We therefore investigated the association between vaccinia scar and survival and HIV infection in a rural area of Guinea-Bissau.<h4>Methodolog...

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Main Authors: Mette Lundsby Jensen, Sangeeta Dave, Maarten Schim van der Loeff, Carlos da Costa, Tim Vincent, Aleksandra Leligdowicz, Christine Stabell Benn, Adam Roth, Henrik Ravn, Ida Maria Lisse, Hilton Whittle, Peter Aaby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2006-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000101

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