Schistosomiasis and HIV-1 viral load in HIV-infected outpatients with immunological failure in Tanzania: a case-control study.

Peter MasikiniSoledad ColombeAmon MartiBernard DesderiusClaudia J de DoodPaul L A M CorstjensGovert J van DamMwanaisha SeugendoSamuel KalluvyaJennifer A Downs

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2019)

The current study of HIV-infected patients with immunological failure on ART suggests that once ART is introduced, ART is the dominant driver of viral load and schistosome infection may no longer have an impact.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected
hiv infected patients
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv positive
hiv aids
south africa
hiv testing