HIV-1 incidence among male workers at a sugar estate in rural Malawi
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About 24% of the men working at a sugar plantation in Malawi, Africa, were infected with HIV in 1994. However, the rate subsequently dropped to an average of 4% of the men becoming infected every year.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1525-4135
Year: 2001
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Quantitative analysis of HIV-1 variants with the K103N resistance mutation after single-dose nevirapine in women with HIV-1 subtypes A, C, and D
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A sensitive point mutation assay, LigAmp, is used to detect and quantify K103N-containing variants in African women who received single-dose nevirapine (NVP) to prevent mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission. The results have shown that after administration of single-dose NVP, K103N is detected more frequently and at higher levels in women with subtypes C and D than A.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1525-4135
Year: 2006
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HIV infection and disturbances of vaginal flora during pregnancy
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Bacterial vaginosis may predispose many African women to HIV infection. Bacterial vaginosis is an inflammation of the vagina caused by bacterial infection. In a study of 9,148 women who were tested in 1993, 30% were HIV-positive. Thirty percent of the women had bacterial vaginosis and 59% had abnormal amounts of normal bacteria in the vagina. These women were two to three times more likely to be HIV-positive. Many normal bacteria in the vagina protect against infection, but if the levels of these bacteria change, that protective effect would be lost.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1077-9450
Year: 1999
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