CD4 cell and CD8 cell-mediated resistance to HIV-1 infection in exposed uninfected intravascular drug users in Vietnam

TRUONG L. X. ; LUONG T. T. ; D. SCOTT-ALGARA ; VERSMISSE P. ; A. DAVID ; D. PEREZ-BERCOFF ; N. V. NGUYEN ; H. K. TRAN ; C. T. CAO ; FONTANET A. ; FOLLEZOU J.-Y. ; THEODOROU I. ; F. BARRE-SINOUSSI ; PANCINO G. | 2003
Périodique

ENGLISH : Objective: To identify mechanisms of resistance to HIV-1 infection in exposed uninfected individuals. Design: We examined in-vitro cell susceptibility to HIV-1 infection in highly exposed Vietnamese intravascular drug users (IDU) who[...]

Plus d'info

Ajouter à la sélection

Limited effect of highly active antiretroviral therapy among HIV-positive injecting drug users on the population level

L. C. VAN ASTEN ; F. BOUFASSA ; V. SCHIFFER ; R. P. BRETTLE ; J. R. ROBERTSON ; I. HERNANDEZ-AGUADO ; J. MCMENAMIN ; R. ZANGERLE ; FONTANET A. ; R. A. COUTINHO ; M. PRINS | 2003
Dans European Journal of Public Health (Vol.13, n°4, December 2003) Article : Périodique

ENGLISH : There is evidence that HIV-positive injecting drug users benefit less than other risk groups from highly active antiretroviral therapy that has been available since 1996. In this multicentre European study the impact of the availabil[...]

Plus d'info

Ajouter à la sélection

Tuberculosis risk varies with the duration of HIV infection: a prospective study of european drug users with known date of HIV seroconversion

L. VAN ASTEN ; M. LANGENDAM ; R. ZANGERLE ; I. HERNANDEZ-AGUADO ; F. BOUFASSA ; V. SCHIFFER ; R. P. BRETTLE ; J. ROY ROBERTSON ; FONTANET A. ; R. A. COUTINHO ; M. PRINS | 2003
Périodique

ENGLISH : Background: It is not known whether the risk of active tuberculosis disease varies with the length of time that individuals are infected with HIV. Objective: To study how, independently of CD4 T cell count, the risk of tuberculosis v[...]

Plus d'info

Ajouter à la sélection