Prevalence and correlates of helminth co-infection in Kenyan HIV-1 infected adults.

• Main Authors: Judd L Walson (Author), Barclay T Stewart (Author), Laura Sangaré (Author), Loice W Mbogo (Author), Phelgona A Otieno (Author), Benjamin K S Piper (Author), Barbra A Richardson (Author), Grace John-Stewart (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Deworming HIV-1 infected individuals may delay HIV-1 disease progression. It is important to determine the prevalence and correlates of HIV-1/helminth co-infection in helminth-endemic areas.HIV-1 infected individuals (CD4>250 cells/ul) were screened for helminth infection at ten sites in Kenya. P...