Human parvovirus B19 infection in HIV-positive patients Infecção por parvovirus humano B19 em pacientes HIV-positivos

Human parvovirus B19 infection in HIV-positive patients Infecção por parvovirus humano B19 em pacientes HIV-positivos

Parvovirus B19 infects predominantly erythroid cells, leading to transient inhibition of erythropoiesis. Immunocompromised patients may be unable to produce neutralizing antibodies and may develop severe chronic anemia. Epidemiological studies done on Niterói population showed that B19 infection occ...

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Main Authors: Fábio S. Aguiar, Daniella P. Lopes, Anna Ricordi Bazin, Sérgio Setúbal, Bernard J. Cohen, Jussara P. Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2001-06-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Parvovirus B19
AIDS
Anemia Crônica
Infecção Oportunista
Chronic anemia
Opportunistic infection
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