Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Coinfection Does Not Accelerate CD4 Count Decline in Untreated HIV Infection
Author(s) -
Darrell H. S. Tan,
Janet Raboud,
Rupert Kaul,
Jason Brunetta,
Charu Kaushic,
Colin Kovacs,
Edward Lee,
Jonathan Luetkehoelter,
Anita Rachlis,
Fiona Smaill,
Marek Smieja,
Sharon Walmsley
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cit208
Subject(s) - coinfection , medicine , herpes simplex virus , hazard ratio , viral load , immunology , univariate analysis , confidence interval , gastroenterology , virology , virus , multivariate analysis
Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) reactivations are associated with increased HIV load, but whether HSV-2 coinfection accelerates HIV disease is unclear. We compared rates of CD4 count decline according to HSV-2 status in untreated HIV-infected adults.
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