Evidence of thymic reconstitution after highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV-1 infection

HIV Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 67-73

  Hardy, Gareth ^a   Worrell, S ^a   Hayes, P ^a   Barnett, C M ^c   Glass, D ^c   Pido Lopez, J ^a   Imami, N ^a   Aspinall, R ^a   Dutton, J ^c   Gazzard, B ^a   Peters, A M ^b   Gotch, F M ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HAART; HIV; PET; Reconstitution; Thymus

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; CD4 ANTIGEN; DIDANOSINE; EFAVIRENZ; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; LAMIVUDINE; NELFINAVIR; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL REGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE MIGRATION; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS FUNCTION; VIREMIA; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD4-CD8 RATIO; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; T-LYMPHOCYTES; THYMUS GLAND; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 12144288106     PISSN: 14642662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2004.00187.x     Document Type: Article

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