HIV-2 Primary Infection in a French 69-Year-Old Bisexual Man

More than 1 million individuals, mainly in West Africa, are thought to be infected with HIV-2. Acute HIV-2 infection is rarely observed, only 2 primary infections have been described to date. We report a detailed case of HIV-2 primary infection in a 69-year-old French bisexual Caucasian man, thereby...

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Autores principales: Cazals, Nicolas, Le Hingrat, Quentin, Abraham, Bruno, Da Silva, Patricia, Guindre, Laure, Goffart, Sylvie, Damond, Florence, Visseaux, Benoît, Charpentier, Charlotte, Ranger-Rogez, Sylvie, Descamps, Diane
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6174253/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30310823
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy223
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Sumario:More than 1 million individuals, mainly in West Africa, are thought to be infected with HIV-2. Acute HIV-2 infection is rarely observed, only 2 primary infections have been described to date. We report a detailed case of HIV-2 primary infection in a 69-year-old French bisexual Caucasian man, thereby providing valuable insights into HIV-2 early infection.

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