Contribution of Schistosoma mansoni to systemic inflammation and microbial translocation among people with HIV in Zambia.

Briana D FurchSimutanyi MwakamuiSandie SianongoKanekwa ZyamboDouglas C HeimburgerJohn R KoetheM Paul Kelly

Published in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2021)

There was no evidence for a compounding or synergistic effect of coinfection on microbial translocation that appeared to be correlated with HIV infection. Further studies are needed to understand how the increase in LBP secondary to HIV infection may decrease schistosome egg excretion in coinfected individuals.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected
hiv positive
microbial community
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv aids
hepatitis c virus
hiv testing
cancer therapy