Evaluation of glycoprotein B genotypes and load of CMV infecting blood leukocytes on prognosis of AIDS patients

BACKGROUND: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) remains an important pathogen to immunocompromised patients even in the era of HAART. The present study aimed at evaluating the influence of CMV viral load and its gB genotypes on AIDS patients' outcome. METHODS: Blood samples of 101 AIDS patients were collecte...

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Main Authors: Aldo Albuquerque Cunha, Vitor Hugo Aquino, Viviane Mariguela, Maurício Lacerda Nogueira, Luiz Tadeu Moraes Figueiredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2011-04-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
CMV
HIV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652011000200005&lng=en&tlng=en