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ArticleAIDS (London, England)2017

Differences in acute retroviral syndrome by HIV-1 subtype in a multicentre cohort study in Africa.

Eduard J Sanders, Matthew A Price, Etienne Karita, Anatoli Kamali, William Kilembe, Linda-Gail Bekker, Shabir Lakhi, Mubiana Inambao, Omu Anzala, Patricia E Fast and 2 more

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Article in AIDS (London, England), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 6 institutions in 5 countries.

Eduard J SandersaCentre for Geographic Medicine Research-Coast, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Kilifi, Kenya bUniversity of Oxford, Headington, UK cInternational AIDS Vaccine Initiative, New York City, New York dDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA eProject San Francisco, Kigali, Rwanda fUganda Research Unit on AIDS, Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute, Entebbe, Uganda gZambia Emory Research Project, Lusaka, Zambia hDesmond Tutu HIV Centre, University of Cape Town, South Africa iKenya AIDS Vaccine Initiative, Nairobi, Kenya jDepartment of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Matthew A Price
Etienne Karita
Anatoli Kamali
William Kilembe
Linda-Gail Bekker
Shabir Lakhi
Mubiana Inambao
Omu Anzala
Patricia E Fast
Jill Gilmour
Kimberly A Powers
University of California, San Francisco · USGTx (United States) · USKenya AIDS Vaccine Initiative · KEUganda Virus Research Institute · UGUniversity of Cape Town · ZAUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveSymptoms of acute retroviral syndrome (ARS) may be used to identify patients with acute HIV-1 infection who seek care. ARS symptoms in African adults differ by region. We assessed whether reporting of ARS was associated with HIV-1 subtype in a multicentre African cohort study representing countries with predominant HIV-1 subtypes A, C, and D.

methodsARS symptoms were assessed in adults enrolling within 6 weeks after the estimated date of infection in an acute and early HIV-1 infection cohort study. HIV-1 subtype was determined by POL genotyping. We used log-binomial regression to compare ARS symptom prevalence among those with subtype A vs. C or D, adjusting for sex, time since enrolment, and enrolment viral load.

resultsAmong 183 volunteers ascertained within 6 weeks after estimated date of infection, 77 (42.0%) had subtype A, 83 (45.4%) subtype C, and 23 (12.6%) subtype D infection. Individuals with subtype A were 1.40 (95% confidence interval: 1.17, 1.68) times as likely as individuals with subtypes C or D to report any ARS symptoms; each individual symptom other than rash was also more prevalent in subtype A than in subtype C or D, with prevalence ratios ranging from 1.94 (1.40, 2.70) for headache to 4.92 (2.24, 10.78) for lymphadenopathy.

conclusionIndividuals with subtype A were significantly more likely than individuals with subtypes C or D to report any ARS symptoms. HIV-1 subtypes may help explain differences in ARS that have been observed across regions in Africa, and may impact the yield of symptom-based screening strategies for acute HIV infection detection.

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GenotypeAcute Retroviral SyndromeAdolescentAdultAfricaFemaleGenotyping TechniquesHIV-1HumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesYoung Adult

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