LatentToxoplasmaInfection and HigherToxoplasma gondiiImmunoglobulin G Levels Are Associated With Worse Neurocognitive Functioning in HIV-Infected Adults
Author(s) -
Ajay Bharti,
Allen McCutchan,
Reena Deutsch,
Davey M. Smith,
Ronald J. Ellis,
Mariana Cherner,
Steven Paul Woods,
Robert K. Heaton,
Igor Grant,
Scott Letendre
Publication year - 2016
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/ciw655
Subject(s) - neurocognitive , medicine , immunology , toxoplasma gondii , toxoplasmosis , antibody , cognition , psychiatry
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated neurocognitive disorders persist despite suppressive antiretroviral therapy (ART). Because latent Toxoplasma infection (LTI) may adversely impact brain function, we investigated its impact on neurocognitive impairment (NCI) in people living with HIV disease.
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