Impact of schistosome infection on long-term HIV/AIDS outcomes.

Africa bears the burden of approximately 70% of global HIV infections and 90% of global schistosome infections. We sought to investigate the impact of schistosome infection at the time of HIV-1 seroconversion on the speed of HIV-1 disease progression, as measured by the outcome CD4+ T-cell (CD4) cou...

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Main Authors: Soledad Colombe, Richard Machemba, Baltazar Mtenga, Peter Lutonja, Samuel E Kalluvya, Claudia J de Dood, Pytsje T Hoekstra, Govert J van Dam, Paul L A M Corstjens, Mark Urassa, John M Changalucha, Jim Todd, Jennifer A Downs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-07-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6044552?pdf=render