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Resistance to HIV-1 infection among African sex workers is associated with global hyporesponsiveness in interleukin 4 production.
(2001)
We previously identified HIV-1 resistant prostitutes who remain persistently HIV-1 PCR- and
antibody-negative despite continued heavy exposure to HIV-1 through sex work. We hypothesized
that differences in virus-specific ...
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 ...