Factors influencing cerebrospinal fluid and plasma HIV-1 RNA detection rate in patients with and without opportunistic neurological disease during the HAART era

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In the central nervous system, HIV replication can occur relatively independent of systemic infection, and intrathecal replication of HIV-1 has been observed in patients with HIV-related and opportunistic neurological diseases. The c...

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Main Authors: Aleixo Agdemir W, Greco Dirceu B, Christo Paulo P, Livramento Jose A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-12-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/7/147