Female-to-female transmission of human immunodeficiency virus

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Article appears in the 1 February 2003 issue of Clinical Infectious Disease (Vol. 36, No. 3). Describes a case of female-to-female transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Presents the case of a 20-year-old African American woman with no obvious risk factors received a diagnosis of HIV infection, and the genotype of the infecting strain closely matched that of the strain infecting her openly bisexual female partner. Explains that the route of transmission was probably use of sex toys, used vigorously enough to cause exchange of blood-tinged body fluids.