Diphtheria Antibodies and T lymphocyte Counts in Patients Infected With HIV-1
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 C...
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Published in | Brazilian journal of microbiology Vol. 43; no. 3; pp. 946 - 950 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English Portuguese |
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Brazil
Springer Nature B.V
01.07.2012
Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia |
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Summary: | 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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ISSN: | 1517-8382 1678-4405 1678-4405 |
DOI: | 10.1590/S1517-83822012000300014 |