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Sex, microbial translocation, and the African HIV epidemic
(University of Nairobi, 2009-08)
Redd et al. (1) suggest that microbial translocation is not an important contributor to HIV disease progression in Africa, in contrast to its possible role in HIV pathogenesis in North American cohorts (2–4). They further ...
Relative HIV Resistance In Kenyan Sex Workers Is Not Due To An Altered Prevalence Or Mucosal Immune Impact Of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Infection.
(University of Nairobi, 2009-09)
Chronic infection by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) increases HIV susceptibility, perhaps due to HSV-2-associated increases in activated mucosal immune cells. A small number of Kenyan female sex workers (FSWs) exhibit ...