Syphilis does not seem to involve virological and immunological course of concurrent HIV disease [4]

AIDS

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 305-306

  Manfredi, Roberto ^a   Sabbatani, Sergio ^a   Pocaterra, Daria ^a   Calza, Leonardo ^a   Chiodo, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CELLULAR IMMUNODEFICIENCY; DISEASE COURSE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LETTER; MIXED INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; VIREMIA;

ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYPHILIS;

EID: 33646065990     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000199835.95230.4c     Document Type: Letter

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