HIV-hepatitis C virus co-infection is associated with decreased plasmatic IL-7 levels

AIDS

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 253-255

  Soriano Sarabia, Natalia ^a   Vallejo, Alejandro ^a   Molina Pinelo, Sonia ^a   Genebat, Miguel ^a   Del Mar Rodríguez, María ^a   Sánchez Quijano, Armando ^a   Martínez Moya, Manuel ^a   Vivancos, Jorge ^a   Leal, Manuel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 7;

ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIVER INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-7; MALE;

EID: 33845929962     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e328011ec76     Document Type: Article

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