Rate of decline of percentage CD4+ cells is faster in HIV-1 than in HIV-2 infection

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 327-332

  Jaffar, S ^a,b   Wilkins, A ^a   Ngom, P T ^a   Sabally, S ^a   Corrah, T ^a   Bangali, J E ^a   Rolfe, M ^c   Whittle, H C ^a  

^a Medical Reseach Council Laboratories   (Gambia)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Royal Victoria Teaching Hospital Gambia   (Gambia)

Author keywords

CD4 decline; HIV 1; HIV 2; Pathogenesis; The Gambia

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0031460388     PISSN: 10779450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042560-199712150-00003     Document Type: Article

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