Journal article
Treatment of Intestinal Worms Is Associated With Decreased HIV Plasma Viral Load
Abstract
BACKGROUND: We have previously suggested that helminthic infections make the host more susceptible to HIV infection and enhance its progression due to the chronic immune activation they cause.
OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of antihelminthic treatment on HIV plasma viral load (VL) in HIV- and helminth-infected individuals living in Ethiopia.
Authors
Wolday D; Mayaan S; Mariam ZG; Berhe N; Seboxa T; Britton S; Galai N; Landay A; Bentwich Z
Journal
JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 56–62
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
September 2002
DOI
10.1097/00126334-200209010-00008
ISSN
1525-4135