HIV incidence and risk factors for acquisition in HIV discordant couples in Masaka, Uganda: an HIV vaccine preparedness study.

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Published in PLoS One on August 31, 2011

Authors

Eugene Ruzagira1, Symon Wandiembe, Andrew Abaasa, Agnes N Bwanika, Ubaldo Bahemuka, Pauli Amornkul, Matthew A Price, Heiner Grosskurth, Anatoli Kamali

Author Affiliations

1: Medical Research Council (MRC)/Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Entebbe, Uganda. Eugene.ruzagira@mrcuganda.org

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