Thymus volume correlates with the progression of vertical HIV infection

AIDS

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1999, Pages

  Vigano, Alessandra ^a   Vella, Stefano ^b   Principi, Nicola ^a   Bricalli, Dorella ^a   Sala, Natascia ^a   Salvaggio, Antonino ^c   Saresella, Marina ^d   Vanzulli, Angelo ^e   Clerici, Mario ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^e SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

AIDS; HIV; Immunology; Thymus; Vertical HIV infection

Indexed keywords

CD45 ANTIGEN; PADGEM PROTEIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS LOAD;

ANTIGENS, CD45; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; L-SELECTIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER; THYMUS GLAND; VIREMIA;

EID: 0033065071     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199904010-00001     Document Type: Article

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