Diphtheria Antibodies and T lymphocyte Counts in Patients Infected with HIV-1
Braz. j. microbiol
; 43(3): 946-950, July-Sept. 2012. tab
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BR32.1
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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01-internacional
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LILACS
Assunto principal:
Toxoide Diftérico
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Vacinas Tíficas-Paratíficas
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Linfócitos T
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Infecções por HIV
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HIV
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Difteria
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Toxina Diftérica
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Soro Antilinfocitário
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article