HIV-1 tropism and CD4 T lymphocyte recovery in a prospective cohort of patients initiating HAART in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 96-101

  Lanca, Andre Minhoto ^a   Collares, Jeova Keny Baima ^b   Ferreira, João Leandro de Paula ^a   Lima, Danielle Malta ^b   Brigido, Luis Fernando de Macedo ^a   Rodrigues, Rosangela ^a   da Fonseca, Benedito Antonio Lopes ^c  

^a INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FORTALEZA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; CD4 T lymphocytes; Disease progression; Diversity; HIV 1; Viral tropism

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 84857082955     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762012000100014     Document Type: Article

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