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Dual HIV Infection: A Look at the Evidence (Winter 2005/2006)
Scientists still know little about whether a person can be infected with two strains of HIV -- and what it might mean if he/she is.
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In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Re-Infection: Is It a Concern for People Living With HIV? (November 2004)
As the debate continues, safer sex between HIV-positive couples remains a prudent choice, Project Inform says.
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From Project Inform
HIV Superinfection: Can Patients Be Infected Twice? (May 2004)
Evidence increasingly supports the contention that HIV-positive people can become infected with a second strain of the virus, which could complicate treatment.
In Hopkins HIV Report
HIV Superinfection and Immune Control: Implications for Vaccine Development? (December 2002)
A thorough review of recent research.
In The PRN Notebook

News & Research

Dutch Find No Evidence of Superinfection in Patients Experiencing Virological Failure (January 10, 2008)
From aidsmap.com
Infection With Multiple HIV Strains More Common Than First Thought, Study Suggests (November 16, 2007)
In aidsmap.com
Sudden Increases in Viral Load in First Two Years of Infection Could Indicate Superinfection (October 12, 2007)
From aidsmap.com
Were Host Factors or Superinfection the Key to Case of Rapid HIV Progression? (August 13, 2007)
From aidsmap.com
Cases of HIV Infections With Multiple Strains More Common Than Previously Believed, Researchers Say (August 17, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
CROI: Are Neutralising Antibodies the Key to Superinfection? (February 23, 2006)
From aidsmap.com
HIV Superinfection 5% in Newly Infected Gay Men (February 9, 2004)
In The 11th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
Infection With More Than One HIV Strain Becoming More Common; Could Complicate Vaccine Development (July 15, 2003)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Double Jeopardy: Series of Superinfection Reports Leave Researchers Debating Not "If" but "How" -- And What It All Means (October 2002)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Re-Infection Data Summarized (October 2002)
In TAGline, from Treatment Action Group
Researchers Document Rare Case of Second HIV Infection With Different Strain (September 5, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Risky Sex Increases Likelihood of Secondary HIV Transmission in Newly Infected (September 3, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Hope for AIDS Vaccine Fades; News of Superinfection Case (July 11, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Harnessing the Immune System to Fight HIV (July 10, 2002)
In The XIV International AIDS Conference, from The Body PRO

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