Penile Anaerobic Dysbiosis as a Risk Factor for HIV Infection

Penile Anaerobic Dysbiosis as a Risk Factor for HIV Infection

ABSTRACT Sexual transmission of HIV requires exposure to the virus and infection of activated mucosal immune cells, specifically CD4+ T cells or dendritic cells. The foreskin is a major site of viral entry in heterosexual transmission of HIV. Although the probability of acquiring HIV from a sexual e...

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Main Authors: Cindy M. Liu, Jessica L. Prodger, Aaron A. R. Tobian, Alison G. Abraham, Godfrey Kigozi, Bruce A. Hungate, Maliha Aziz, Fred Nalugoda, Sanjeev Sariya, David Serwadda, Rupert Kaul, Ronald H. Gray, Lance B. Price
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017
Subjects:
penile microbiome
anaerobes
cytokines
foreskin inflammation
human immunodeficiency virus
susceptibility
Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/df6f04894fc4466f9578001627a584b8
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