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Record 1 2024-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Viral Diseases
CONT

Following an exposure that leads to HIV [human immunodeficiency virus] infection, the amount of time during which no existing diagnostic test can detect HIV is called the "eclipse period."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Maladies virales
CONT

La période éclipse regroupe les 3 premières semaines post-infection. Durant cette période, les cellules cibles présentes dans les muqueuses vont être infectées et vont contribuer à la dissémination du virus dans l'organisme en migrant vers les organes lymphoïdes secondaires. À ce stade, les réservoirs, qui sont les cellules dans lesquelles le virus va devenir latent et persister, commencent déjà à s'établir même si la charge virale est encore indétectable dans le sang de l'individu infecté.

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