title: Sex, microbial translocation, and the African HIV epidemic.
authors.forename: Richard T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Lester
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jaoko
authors.forename: Francis A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Plummer
authors.forename: Rupert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaul
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D018988:Bacterial Translocation; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D018450:Disease Progression; D004731:Endotoxins / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000276:immunology; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D016207:Cytokines; D004731:Endotoxins; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides
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