Decline of CD3-positive T-cell counts by 6 months of age is associated with rapid disease progression in HIV-1-infected infants

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 265-268

  Chinen, Javier ^a   Shearer, William T ^a   Easley, Kirk A ^b   Mendez, Herman ^c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; CD3 positive T cell counts; HIV 1; Infants; Rapid disease progression

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0034909231     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mai.2001.116573     Document Type: Article

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