Open AccessContinuous improvement in the immune system of HIV-infected children on prolonged antiretroviral therapy
Author(s) -
Adriana Weinberg,
Ruth Dickover,
Paula Britto,
Chengcheng Hu,
Julie Patterson-Bartlett,
Joyce Kraimer,
Howard Gutzman,
William T. Shearer,
Mobeen H. Rathore,
Ross E. McKinney
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0b013e3283189bb3
Subject(s) - cd8 , immune system , immunology , immunity , antiretroviral therapy , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunopathology , regimen , cellular immunity , biology , viral load , virology
The goal of HAART is to promote reconstitution of CD4+ T cells and other immune responses. We evaluated the extent and the kinetics of immune reconstitution in HIV-infected children over 144 weeks of successful HAART.