Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6118810 | International Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2010 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
HIV/HTLV-1 co-infected patients hospitalized for pulmonary TB had a high mortality and had significantly higher CD4% compared to only HIV-positive subjects. This may imply that HTLV-1 has an adverse effect on the immune system in HIV-infected subjects, independently of the CD4 count, that makes co-infected subjects more vulnerable to TB.
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Authors
Hans Norrgren, Sana Bamba, Zacarias J. Da Silva, Tuija Koivula, Sören Andersson,