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In the study 'HIV-1 Co/Superinfection in Intravenous Drug Users,' reported in the July 2 edition of the journal AIDS, researchers concluded that 'Within the [population of cocaine- and heroin-injecting drug users] we show that coinfection is a relatively frequent event and that superinfection is not a rare event.' The researchers also said that since their selection of patients for detection of superinfection in chronically infected patients was based on an unexpected rise in viremia'yet it was discovered that one of the study subjects did not show a viremia increase despite the discovery of a case of superinfection'they could have failed to detect and thus been unable to report on some cases of superinfection that had occurred in the population.

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Ryan is the Digital Director of The Advocate Channel, and a graduate of NYU Tisch's Department of Dramatic Writing. She is also a member of GALECA, the LGBTQ+ society of entertainment critics. While her specialties are television writing and comedy, Ryan is a young member of the LGBTQ+ community passionate about politics and advocating for all.

Ryan is the Digital Director of The Advocate Channel, and a graduate of NYU Tisch's Department of Dramatic Writing. She is also a member of GALECA, the LGBTQ+ society of entertainment critics. While her specialties are television writing and comedy, Ryan is a young member of the LGBTQ+ community passionate about politics and advocating for all.