Detection of TT virus in HIV-1 exposed but uninfected individuals and in HIV-1 infected patients and its influence on CD4+ lymphocytes and viral load

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-37

  Nasser, Thiago Franco ^a   Brajão de Oliveira, Karen ^a   Vissoci Reiche, Edna Maria ^a   Amarante, Marla Karine ^a   Pelegrinelli Fungaro, Maria Helena ^b   Watanabe, Maria Angelica Ehara ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b Biological Sciences Center   (Brazil)

Author keywords

CD4 cells; HIV; TTV; Viral load

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD;

CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; VIRAL LOAD;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; TORQUE TENO VIRUS;

EID: 67449110703     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: 10961208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2009.04.010     Document Type: Article

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