Sex, microbial translocation, and the African HIV epidemic

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Aug 25;106(34):E89; author reply E90. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0906913106. Epub 2009 Aug 18.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Africa / epidemiology
  • Bacteria / metabolism*
  • Bacterial Translocation
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Cytokines / blood
  • Cytokines / immunology
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Disease Progression
  • Endotoxins / blood
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology
  • HIV Infections / microbiology
  • HIV Infections / virology*
  • HIV-1 / immunology
  • HIV-1 / metabolism
  • HIV-1 / physiology*
  • Host-Pathogen Interactions
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Innate / immunology
  • Lipopolysaccharides / blood
  • Male
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases / epidemiology
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases / microbiology
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases / virology*

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Cytokines
  • Endotoxins
  • Lipopolysaccharides