Which helminth coinfections really affect HIV disease progression?

AIDS

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 276-277

  Modjarrad, Kayvon ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; LETTER; MIXED INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS LOAD;

CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HELMINTHIASIS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 58949093001     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32831fc692     Document Type: Letter

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