Effect of Nadir CD4+ T cell count on clinical measures of periodontal disease in HIV+ adults before and during immune reconstitution on HAART.

BACKGROUND:The contribution of HIV-infection to periodontal disease (PD) is poorly understood. We proposed that immunological markers would be associated with improved clinical measures of PD. METHODS:We performed a longitudinal cohort study of HIV-infected adults who had started highly active antir...

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Main Authors: Lance T Vernon, Catherine A Demko, Denise C Babineau, Xuelei Wang, Zahra Toossi, Aaron Weinberg, Benigno Rodriguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3795634?pdf=render