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Intestinal Colonization with Tropheryma whipplei-Clinical and Immunological Implications for HIV Positive Adults in Ghana.

Kirsten Alexandra EberhardtFred Stephen SarfoEva-Maria KluppAlbert DomprehVeronica Di CristanzianoEdmund Osei KuffourRichard BoatengBetty NormanRichard Odame PhillipsMartin AepfelbacherTorsten Feldt
Published in: Microorganisms (2021)
Among HIV positive individuals, T. whipplei colonization was associated with a better immune status but not with clinical consequences. Our data suggest that the withdrawal of co-trimoxazole chemoprophylaxis among people living with HIV on stable cART regimen may inadvertently increase the propensity towards colonization with T. whipplei.
Keyphrases
  • hiv positive
  • men who have sex with men
  • antiretroviral therapy
  • south africa
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • hiv infected
  • electronic health record
  • hepatitis c virus
  • big data