HIV Superinfection is a condition in which a person with established human immunodeficiency virus infection acquires a second strain of the virus.^[1] The second strain may cause more rapid disease progression or carry resistance to medicines.

As of 2005 there were 16 cases reported in the worldwide literature.^[1] People who have HIV are at risk for superinfection if they continue to share needles (if they are injecting drug users) or do not use condoms with other HIV-positive sexual partners.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] See also

• HIV
• AIDS
• Coinfection
• Super AIDS

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Smith DM, Richman DD, Little SJ (August 2005). "HIV superinfection". J. Infect. Dis. 192 (3): 438–44. doi:10.1086/431682. PMID 15995957. http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/resolve?JID34381. Retrieved 2008-06-20. 

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