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The importance of core groups in the epidemiology and control of HIV-1 infection
(1991)
In Africa, HIV transmission occurs mainly through heterosexual intercourse. High-frequency transmitter core groups are key to the epidemiology of HIV-1 and STD on the continent. The rapid growth of the HIV-1 epidemic in ...
Rapid progression to disease in African sex workers with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection
(1995)
From a cohort of female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya, 163 women were observed to seroconvert to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and followed to study progression to HIV-1-related disease. The effect of several ...
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 ...