RETRACTED: Chronic Immune Activation and Sexual Exposure among HIV Serodiscordant Couples in Senegal
Assane Diouf1,2,3*orcid, Helen Trottier2,3, Moustapha Mbow4, Abdoulaye Seck5, Khadim Dramé5, Cheikh Tidiane Ndour1,6, Moussa Seydi1, Souleymane Mboup7, Vinh-Kim Nguyen2,8, Assan Jaye9
1Department of Infectious Diseases/Regional Research and Training Center on HIV and Associated Diseases, Fann’s University Hospital Center, Dakar, Senegal.
2School of Public Health, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
3Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center, Montreal, Canada.
4Department of Immunology, FMPO, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal.
5Pasteur Institute, Dakar, Senegal.
6Division of Fight against Aids (DLSI), Dakar, Senegal.
7IRESSEF: Institut de Recherche en Santé, de Surveillance épidémiologique et de Formation, Dakar, Sénégal.
8Research Center of the Montreal University Hospital Center (CRCHUM), Montreal, Canada.
9Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Fajara, The Gambia.
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