Syphilis co-infection does not affect HIV disease progression

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 57-59

  Weintrob, A C ^a,b   Gu, W ^c   Qin, J ^d   Robertson, J ^e   Ganeson, A ^a,b   Crum Cianflone, N F ^a,f   Landrum, M L ^a,e   Wortmann, G W ^b   Follman, D ^d   Agan, B K ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^e SAN ANTONIO MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Cohort; HIV; Mortality; Syphilis

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENDER; GONORRHEA; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HERPES SIMPLEX; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RACE; SEROCONVERSION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; VIRUS LOAD;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYPHILIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 75149173984     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2009.009164     Document Type: Article

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