Safety of lumbar puncture procedure in an international research setting during acute HIV infection

• Main Authors: Phillip Chan (Author), Joanna Hellmuth (Author), Donn Colby (Author), Eugene Kroon (Author), Carlo Sacdalan (Author), James Fletcher (Author), Payal Patel (Author), Suteera Pinyakorn (Author), Victor Valcour (Author), Jintanat Ananworanich (Author), Serena Spudich (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sampling at the time of acute HIV infection (AHI) is crucial in understanding NeuroAIDS pathogenesis. Here, we report on the safety of performing a lumbar puncture (LP) during untreated AHI and follow-up after initiation of combination antiretroviral therapy (cA...