| Effect of HIV-2 Infection on HIV-1 Disease Progression. | |
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PMID: 23150973 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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To the Editor: Esbjörnsson and colleagues (July 19 issue)(1) conclude that infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) attenuates the course of HIV-1 infection. Their report raises three issues. First, in Guinea-Bissau, up to 30% of persons infected with both HIV-1 and HIV-2 have coinfection with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1),(2) a circumstance that leads to an increased percentage of CD4+ T cells.(3) The authors did not control for coinfection with HTLV-1, a condition that may well have contributed to the high percentage of CD4+ T cells among persons with dual HIV infection. Second, despite the study's . . . |
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Carla van Tienen; Maarten Schim van der Loeff; Hilton Whittle |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The New England journal of medicine Volume: 367 ISSN: 1533-4406 ISO Abbreviation: N. Engl. J. Med. Publication Date: 2012 Nov |
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Created Date: 2012-11-15 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0255562 Medline TA: N Engl J Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1961-3 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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