Rates of HIV‐1 Transmission per Coital Act, by Stage of HIV‐1 Infection, in Rakai, Uganda

Maria J. Wawer; Ronald H. Gray; Nelson K. Sewankambo; David Serwadda; Xianbin Li; Oliver Laeyendecker; Noah Kiwanuka; Godfrey Kigozi; Mohammed Kiddugavu; Thomas Lutalo; Fred Nalugoda; Fred Wabwire‐Mangen; Mary P. Meehan; Thomas C. Quinn

doi:10.1086/429411

Abstract

The rate of HIV transmission per coital act was highest during early-stage infection. This has implications for HIV prevention and for projecting the effects of antiretroviral treatment on HIV transmission.

Keywords

SeroconversionTransmission (telecommunications)MedicineConfidence intervalPopulationPoisson regressionCohortIndex caseImmunologyDemographyHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)VirologyInternal medicineDiseaseEnvironmental health

MeSH Terms

Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAdolescentAdultCoitusFemaleHIV-1HumansIncidenceMalePoisson DistributionSexually Transmitted DiseasesTime FactorsUgandaViral Load

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Year: 2005
Type: article
Volume: 191
Issue: 9
Pages: 1403-1409
Citations: 1265
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                                    Maria J. Wawer, 
                                
                                    Ronald H. Gray, 
                                
                                    Nelson K. Sewankambo
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2005). 
                            Rates of HIV‐1 Transmission per Coital Act, by Stage of HIV‐1 Infection, in Rakai, Uganda. 
                            The Journal of Infectious Diseases
                            , 191
                            (9)
                            , 1403-1409.
                            https://doi.org/10.1086/429411
                        

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DOI: 10.1086/429411
PMID: 15809897

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