Open AccessCD4 T-Cell Count and HIV-1 Infection in Adults With Uncomplicated Malaria
Author(s) -
JeanPierre Van Geertruyden,
Modest Mulenga,
Webster Kasongo,
Katja Polman,
Robert Colebunders,
Luc Kestens,
Umberto D’Alessandro
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/01.qai.0000243125.98024.da
Subject(s) - parasitemia , malaria , medicine , asymptomatic , viral load , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , gastroenterology , plasmodium falciparum
HIV-1-negative children with malaria have reversible lymphocyte and CD4 count decreases. We assessed the impact of malaria parasitemia on the absolute CD4 count in both HIV-1-infected and non-HIV-infected adults.