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But do two strains make a difference?
HIV-infected patients may become infected with a second strain of HIV far more often than previously believed, according to a small, five-year study of 36 female sex workers in Kenya that was published in
PLoS Pathogens.
The study found that seven of the 36 women had been superinfected with a second strain of HIV -- and that, in some cases, they were infected with the second strain as many as five years after they contracted the
first strain.
The researchers noted, however, that superinfection generally appeared to have no impact on a patient's viral load.
from TheBodyPro.com
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