Association of HIV-induced immunosuppression and clinical malaria in Nigerian adults

African Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 48-53

  Iroezindu, Michael O ^a   Agaba, Emmanuel I ^b   Daniyam, Comfort A ^b   Okeke, Edith N ^b   Agbaji, Oche O ^b   Agaba, Patricia A ^b   Imade, Godwin E ^b   Idoko, John A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Adults; Clinical malaria; HIV; Immunosuppression

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; NIGERIA; PARASITEMIA;

EID: 84862560646     PISSN: 20060165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajid.v6i2.4     Document Type: Article

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