Hematological particularities and co-infections in injected drug users with AIDS

HIV patients infected through injected drug use have poorer prognosis than other groups. We evaluated the hematological alterations and rates of co-infections in injected drug use patients with AIDS. Injected drug use patients were younger, predominantly of male gender, and presented lower CD4, tota...

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Main Authors: Denise Menezes Brunetta, Gil Cunha De Santis, Fernando Crivelenti Vilar, Renata Amorim Brandão, Renata Zomer de Albernaz Muniz, Geovana Momo Nogueira de Lima, Manuela Emiliana Amorelli-Chacel, Dimas Tadeu Covas, Alcyone Artioli Machado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867013001888