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Gonococcal Cervicitis Is Associated With Reduced Systemic Cd8+ T Cell Responses In Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-infected And Exposed, Uninfected Sex Workers.
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
Neisseria gonorrhoeae cervicitis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 frequently coinfect core transmitter populations, such as female sex workers. Gonococcal cervicitis is associated with increased viral shedding ...
Resistance to HIV-1 infection among persistently seronegative prostitutes in Nairobi, Kenya
(1996)
BACKGROUND:
There is indirect evidence that HIV-1 exposure does not inevitably lead to persistent infection. Heterogeneity in susceptibility to infection could be due to protective immunity. The objective of this study ...
Acute sexually transmitted infections increase human immunodeficiency virus type 1 plasma viremia, increase plasma type 2 cytokines, and decrease CD4 cell counts
(2000)
In Kenya, the median incubation time to AIDS in seroconverting sex workers is 4 years;
this incubation time is specific to female sex workers.We studied the influence of acute sexually transmitted infections (STIs) on ...
Role of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Accelerated HIV-1 Disease Progression
(University of nairobi, 2000)