Clinical Application of Cerebrospinal Fluid Neopterin Concentrations in HIV Infection
HIV-1 infects the central nervous system (CNS) and may cause AIDS dementia complex (ADC) and other neurologic complications. The cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) virus load is usually 0,5 -1 log lower than in blood, but in some patients the CSF quantitative HIV-1 RNA values exceed the paired blood samples....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2004-08-01
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Series: | Pteridines |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/pteridines.2004.15.3.102 |