Pre-HAART CD4+ T-lymphocytes as biomarkers of post-HAART immune recovery in HIV-infected children with or without TB co-infection

Abstract Background Infection with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) dramatically increases the risk of developing active tuberculosis (TB). Several studies have indicated that co-infection with TB increases the risk of HIV progression and death. Sub-Saharan Africa bears the brunt of these dual...

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Main Authors: Vivek Gopalakrishnan, Eliezer Bose, Usha Nair, Yuwei Cheng, Musie Ghebremichael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
HIV
TB
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05458-w