Effect of schistosomiasis on the outcome of patients infected with HIV-1 starting antiretroviral therapy in rural Tanzania.
Katarina SteteTracy R GlassGovert Jan van DamAlex NtamatungiroEmilio LetangClaudia J de DoodPaul L A M CorstjensRobert NdegeHerry MapesiWinfried V KernChristoph HatzMaja WeisserJürg UtzingerMatthias C MuellerPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2018)
Schistosomiasis is prevalent in this HIV cohort and may be beneficial for immunological reconstitution, while no effect on virological failure was apparent. A positive effect of schistosomiasis-induced immunomodulation on survival and retention in care needs confirmation in future studies.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- hiv positive
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv infected patients
- hiv aids
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- healthcare
- south africa
- chronic kidney disease
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv testing
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- men who have sex with men
- computed tomography
- current status
- magnetic resonance imaging
- quality improvement
- diabetic rats
- pain management
- oxidative stress
- diffusion weighted imaging
- case control
- contrast enhanced
- free survival
- endothelial cells
- stress induced