Empiric Deworming and CD4 Count Recovery in HIV-Infected Ugandans Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy

BACKGROUND: There is conflicting evidence on the immunologic benefit of treating helminth co-infections (“deworming”) in HIV-infected individuals. Several studies have documented reduced viral load and increased CD4 count in antiretroviral therapy (ART) naïve individuals after deworming. However, th...

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Main Authors: Lankowski, Alexander J., Tsai, Alexander C., Kanyesigye, Michael, Bwana, Mwebesa, Haberer, Jessica E., Wenger, Megan, Martin, Jeffrey N., Bangsberg, David R., Hunt, Peter W., Siedner, Mark J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4125278/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25101890
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003036
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