HIV-2 Primary Infection in a French 69-Year-Old Bisexual Man.

Nicolas CazalsQuentin Le HingratBruno AbrahamPatricia Da SilvaLaure GuindreSylvie GoffartFlorence DamondBenoît VisseauxCharlotte CharpentierSylvie Ranger-RogezDiane Descamps

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2018)

More than 1 million individuals, mainly in West Africa, are thought to be infected with HIV-2. Acute HIV-2 infection is rarely observed, only 2 primary infections have been described to date. We report a detailed case of HIV-2 primary infection in a 69-year-old French bisexual Caucasian man, thereby providing valuable insights into HIV-2 early infection.

Keyphrases

hiv positive
antiretroviral therapy
hiv testing
men who have sex with men
hiv infected
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv aids
hepatitis c virus
south africa
liver failure
drug induced
respiratory failure
african american