Prevalence and prognostic significance of infection with TT virus in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 181, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1796-1799

  Christensen, Jens Kaae ^a   Eugen Olsen, Jesper ^a   Sørensen, Marie ^a   Ullum, Henrik ^b   Gjedde, Susanne Borum ^b   Pedersen, Bente Klarlund ^b   Nielsen, Jens Ole ^a   Krogsgaard, Kim ^a  

^a HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; VIREMIA; VIRUS LOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; BLOOD DONORS; DENMARK; DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; DNA VIRUSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034080253     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/315440     Document Type: Article

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