Assessment of the impact of malaria on cd4+ T Cells and haemoglobin levels of HIV-malaria co-infected patients

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 660-663

  Tagoe, Daniel Nii Aryee ^a   Boachie, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Hb levels; Highly active anti retroviral therapy (HAART); HIV malaria co infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 84866705618     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.2124     Document Type: Article

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