Journal article
Major surgery seems not to influence HIV disease progression in haemophilia patients
Abstract
The influence of major surgery on HIV disease progression and decline in CD4+ cell count was evaluated in 23 seropositive haemophilia patients. 24 HIV-infected patients served as non-operated controls. In addition, 32 age-matched seronegative subjects were included. The follow-up time was up to 5 years. During the course of the study, eight of the operated (35%) and 11 of the non-operated (48%) subjects developed HIV-related symptoms (P=0.267). …
Authors
Astermark J; Löfqvist T; Schulman S; Stigendal L; Lethagen S; Nilsson IM; Berntorp E
Journal
British Journal of Haematology, Vol. 103, No. 1, pp. 10–14
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
10 1998
DOI
10.1046/j.1365-2141.1998.00961.x
ISSN
0007-1048