Effect of early syphilis infection on plasma viral load and CD4 cell count in human immunodeficiency virus-infected men: Results from the FHDH-ANRS CO4 cohort

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 1237-1243

  Jarzebowski, Witold ^a,b   Caumes, Eric ^c,d   Dupin, Nicolas ^e,f   Farhi, David ^e,f   Lascaux, Anne Sophie ^g   Piketty, Christophe ^h   De Truchis, Pierre ⁱ   Bouldouyre, Marie Anne ^j   Derradji, Ouda ^k   Pacanowski, Jérome ^l   Costagliola, Dominique ^b,c,d   Grabar, Sophie ^a,b,e  

^a Unité de Biostatistique et Epidémiologie ^*  (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^f Paris Descartes University   (France)

^g HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^h HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

ⁱ RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

^j Centre Hospitalier Robert Ballanger CHRB   (France)

^k BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^l HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SYPHILIS; VIRUS LOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COHORT STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; SYPHILIS; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 84866117105     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2706     Document Type: Article

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