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Acute HIV infection (AHI), the earliest period after HIV acquisition, is only a few weeks in duration. In this brief period, the concentration of HIV in blood and genital secretions is extremely high, increasing the probability of HIV transmission. Although a substantial role of AHI in the sexual transmission of HIV is biologically plausible, the significance of AHI in the epidemiological spread of HIV remains uncertain.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7030, USA.
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