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AIDS
; 18(16): 2202-5, 2004 Nov 05.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15577656
RESUMEN
Semen is a major transmission vector for HIV. Virus-specific CD8 T cells are critical in HIV control, but their relationship with semen viral load is unknown. We therefore examined the association between systemic HIV-specific IFN-gamma CD8 responses and viral load in the semen and blood of HIV-infected men. No correlation was observed between viral load in either semen or blood and systemic CD8 T-cell responses. Further studies of immune correlates of semen HIV shedding are needed.