Increased incidence of genital herpes after HAART initiation: A frequent presentation of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) in HIV-infected patients

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 143-145

  Couppié, Pierre ^a   Sarazin, Frédérique ^a   Clyti, Emmanuel ^a   El Guedj, Myriam ^a   Vaz, Tania ^a   Sainte Marie, Dominique ^a   Marty, Christian ^a   Nacher, Mathieu ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE CAYENNE   (French Guiana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FRENCH GUIANA; GENITAL HERPES; HERPES ZOSTER; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; INFLAMMATION; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RECURRENT INFECTION; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; FEMALE; GUINEA; HERPES GENITALIS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33645375669     PISSN: 10872914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/apc.2006.20.143     Document Type: Letter

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