Risk factors and clinical presentation of acute primary HIV infection in India

RC Bollinger, RS Brookmeyer, SM Mehendale… - Jama, 1997 - jamanetwork.com
Context.—Most previous studies of clinical presentation and risk factors in early human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have relied on retrospective analyses and referred
seroconverters, and thus were subject to possible bias. Objectives.—To apply a method
based on measurement of prevalent HIV-1 p24 antigenemia for identification of risk factors
for newly acquired HIV infection and to describe the signs and symptoms of acute HIV
infection. Design and Setting.—Nested case-control study in Pune, India. Participants. HIV …