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Penile Anaerobic Dysbiosis as a Risk Factor for HIV Infection
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 encounte...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5527312/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28743816 http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00996-17 |