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[Current aspects of AIDS]

Bull Mem Acad R Med Belg. 1990;145(3-4):209-15; discussion 215-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/91003099
Clumeck N; Departement de Medecine interne de l'Hopital Saint-Pierre,; Universite libre de Bruxelles.

Abstract: HIV epidemic is still expanding all over the world. Heterosexual transmission into the general population is of particular concern mostly in Africa and Western countries. So far, pathogenesis of the syndrome is best explained by the likely role of co-factors that interfere with the latency phase of the virus. In this setting early treatment by specific antiviral therapy such as zidovudine, will probably slow down the evolution of HIV infection.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/THERAPY/ TRANSMISSION English Abstract Female Genes, Viral Human HIV-1/GENETICS/PATHOGENICITY Male Sex Behavior JOURNAL ARTICLEKWDacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome/KWDepidemiology/therapy/transmissionenglishabstractfemalegenes,viralhumanhiv-1/genetics/pathogenicitymalesexbehaviorjournalarticle
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