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Viral Load and Heterosexual Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1

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Thomas C. Quinn, Maria J. Wawer, Nelson K. Sewankambo, David Serwadda, Chuanjun Li, Fred Wabwire‐Mangen, Mary Meehan, Thomas Lutalo, Ronald H. Gray

New England Journal of Medicine

Abstract

The viral load is the chief predictor of the risk of heterosexual transmission of HIV-1, and transmission is rare among persons with levels of less than 1500 copies of HIV-1 RNA per milliliter.

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