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Role of sex hormones and the vaginal microbiome in susceptibility and mucosal immunity to HIV-1 in the female genital tract

While the prevalence of Human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infection has stabilized globally, it continues to be the leading cause of death among women of reproductive age. The majority of new infections are transmitted heterosexually, and women have consistently been found to be more susceptibl...

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Autores principales: Vitali, Danielle, Wessels, Jocelyn M., Kaushic, Charu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5594427/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28893284
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12981-017-0169-4