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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Main Authors: Hagberg Lars, Andersson Lars-Magnus, Abdulle Sahra, Gisslén Magnus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2004-08-01
Series:Pteridines
Subjects:
hiv
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/pteridines.2004.15.3.102