Susceptibility to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Acquisition Linked to Malaria Exposure: A Case-Control Study
Abstract
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and malaria infection rates overlap across sub-Saharan Africa, but factors influencing their co-occurrence are unclear. In a case-control study, we investigated whether malaria exposure increases risk of type 1 (HIV-1) acquisition. Prior to seroconverting, HIV-positive cases had significantly higher malaria-associated antibodies compared to HIV-negative controls, linking malaria exposure to HIV-1 acquisition.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- May 20, 2022
- Source ID
- 10.1093/cid/ciac384
Entities
People
- Bonnie M. Slike
- Edwin Kamau
- Elke S Bergmann-Leitner
- Jessica S. Bolton
- Julie Ake
- Leigh Anne Eller
- Merlin L Robb
- Michael A Eller
- Ningbo Jian
- Shelly J. Krebs
- Sidhartha Chaudhury
Organizations
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
- United States Department of Defense
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research