Effect of Female Genital Schistosomiasis and Anti-Schistosomal Treatment on Monocytes, CD4(+) T-Cells and CCR5 Expression in the Female Genital Tract

BACKGROUND: Schistosoma haematobium is a waterborne parasite that may cause female genital schistosomiasis (FGS), characterized by genital mucosal lesions. There is clinical and epidemiological evidence for a relationship between FGS and HIV. We investigated the impact of FGS on HIV target cell dens...

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Autores principales: Kleppa, Elisabeth, Ramsuran, Veron, Zulu, Siphosenkosi, Karlsen, Gunn Hege, Bere, Alfred, Passmore, Jo-Ann S., Ndhlovu, Patricia, Lillebø, Kristine, Holmen, Sigve D., Onsrud, Mathias, Gundersen, Svein Gunnar, Taylor, Myra, Kjetland, Eyrun F., Ndung’u, Thumbi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4045760/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24896815
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0098593

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4045760/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24896815
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0098593

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