Prevalence of mixed cryoglobulins in relation to CD4 cell count among patients coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C virus

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 306-308

  Aaron, Laurent ^a   Lebray, Pascal ^a   Alyanakian, Marie Alexandra ^a   Roudière, Laurent ^a   Therby, Audrey ^a   Chaix, Marie Laure ^a   Dupont, Bertrand ^a   Pol, Stanislas ^a   Viard, Jean Paul ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CRYOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL COUNT; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 12144284382     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/427029     Document Type: Article

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