Empiric deworming and CD4 count recovery in HIV-infected Ugandans initiating antiretroviral therapy.

• Main Authors: Alexander J Lankowski (Author), Alexander C Tsai (Author), Michael Kanyesigye (Author), Mwebesa Bwana (Author), Jessica E Haberer (Author), Megan Wenger (Author), Jeffrey N Martin (Author), David R Bangsberg (Author), Peter W Hunt (Author), Mark J Siedner (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<label>BACKGROUND</label>There is conflicting evidence on the immunologic benefit of treating helminth co-infections ("deworming") in HIV-infected individuals. Several studies have documented reduced viral load and increased CD4 count in antiretroviral therapy (ART) naïve indi...