High Proportion of HIV Serodiscordance among HIV-Affected Married Couples in Northern Vietnam

Ikumi Sawada; Junko Tanuma; Cuong Duy Do; Tra Thu Doan; Quynh Phuong Luu; Lan Anh Thi Nguyen; Tuong Van Thi Vu; Tuan Quang Nguyen; Naho Tsuchiya; Teiichiro Shiino; Lay-Myint Yoshida; Thanh Thuy Thi Pham; Koya Ariyoshi; Shinichi Oka

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0125299

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High Proportion of HIV Serodiscordance among HIV-Affected Married Couples in Northern Vietnam

Ikumi Sawada,

Affiliations Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan, AIDS Clinical Center, National Center of Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Junko Tanuma,

Affiliation AIDS Clinical Center, National Center of Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Cuong Duy Do,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Tra Thu Doan,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Quynh Phuong Luu,

Affiliation Laboratory for Molecular Diagnostics, Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Lan Anh Thi Nguyen,

Affiliation Laboratory for Molecular Diagnostics, Department of Immunology and Molecular Biology, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Tuong Van Thi Vu,

Affiliation Microbiology Department, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Tuan Quang Nguyen,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Naho Tsuchiya,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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Teiichiro Shiino,

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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Lay-Myint Yoshida,

Affiliation Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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Thanh Thuy Thi Pham,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Koya Ariyoshi ,

* E-mail: kari@nagasaki-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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Shinichi Oka

Affiliation AIDS Clinical Center, National Center of Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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High Proportion of HIV Serodiscordance among HIV-Affected Married Couples in Northern Vietnam

Ikumi Sawada,
Junko Tanuma,
Cuong Duy Do,
Tra Thu Doan,
Quynh Phuong Luu,
Lan Anh Thi Nguyen,
Tuong Van Thi Vu,
Tuan Quang Nguyen,
Naho Tsuchiya,
Teiichiro Shiino

Published: April 21, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125299

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