Absence of a recognizable seroconversion illness in Africans infected with HIV-1.
It is difficult to assess the proportion of individuals who experience an acute seroconversion illness after infection with HIV-1. We found that five out of 27 recent HIV-1 seroconverters (18.5%) in a population-based cohort in rural Uganda and four out of 22 HIV-negative controls (18.2%) reported a flu-like illness. More symptoms were reported by seroconverters, but the duration of illness was similar in both groups. We found no association between symptoms and infection with HIV-1 subtype A or D.
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Medical Research Council Programme on AIDS/Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda.
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Whitworth
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D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D018023:HIV Seronegativity; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D012424:Rural Population