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Asymptomatic Malaria Co-infection of HIV-Infected Adults in Nigeria: Prevalence of and Impact on Cognition, Mood, and Biomarkers of Systemic Inflammation
Author(s) -
Ajay Bharti,
J. Allen McCutchan,
Anya Umlauf,
Oluwakemi Okwuegbuna,
Scott Letendre,
Mariana Cherner,
Tricia H. Burdo,
Jibreel Jumare,
Kenneth C. Williams,
William A. Blattner,
Walter Royal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000002516
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , systemic inflammation , mood , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , malaria , inflammation , immunology , cognition , psychiatry
HIV and malaria are associated with immunological perturbations and neurocognitive disorders even when asymptomatic. However, the effect of asymptomatic malaria (AM) in HIV-infected adults on neurocognitive impairment (NCI) is not well understood. This study investigated the biomarkers of systemic inflammation and neurocognition in dually infected Nigerian adults.

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