Diphtheria Antibodies and T lymphocyte Counts in Patients Infected with HIV-1
Braz. j. microbiol
; Braz. j. microbiol;43(3): 946-950, July-Sept. 2012. tab
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ABSTRACT
We assessed the IgG levels anti-diphtheria (D-Ab) and T cell counts (CD4+ and CD8+) in HIV-1 infected subjects undergoing or not highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Approximately 70% of all HIV-1 patients were unprotected against diphtheria. There were no differences in D-Ab according to CD4 counts. Untreated patients had higher D-Ab (geometric mean of 0.62 IU/ml) than HAART-patients (geometric mean of 0.39 IU/ml). The data indicated the necessity of keeping all HIV-1 patients up-to-date with their vaccination.
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Asunto principal:
Toxoide Diftérico
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Vacunas Tifoides-Paratifoides
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Linfocitos T
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Infecciones por VIH
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VIH
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Difteria
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Toxina Diftérica
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Suero Antilinfocítico
Tipo de estudio:
Evaluation_studies
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Braz. j. microbiol
Asunto de la revista:
MICROBIOLOGIA
Año:
2012
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Article