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Effects of schistosomiasis on susceptibility to HIV-1 infection and HIV-1 viral load at HIV-1 seroconversion: A nested case-control study

BACKGROUND: Schistosomiasis affects 218 million people worldwide, with most infections in Africa. Prevalence studies suggest that people with chronic schistosomiasis may have higher risk of HIV-1 acquisition and impaired ability to control HIV-1 replication once infected. We hypothesized that: (1) p...

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Autores principales: Downs, Jennifer A., Dupnik, Kathryn M., van Dam, Govert J., Urassa, Mark, Lutonja, Peter, Kornelis, Dieuwke, de Dood, Claudia J., Hoekstra, Pytsje, Kanjala, Chifundo, Isingo, Raphael, Peck, Robert N., Lee, Myung Hee, Corstjens, Paul L. A. M., Todd, Jim, Changalucha, John M., Johnson, Warren D., Fitzgerald, Daniel W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5629028/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28945756
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005968