Effect of schistosomiasis on the outcome of patients infected with HIV-1 starting antiretroviral therapy in rural Tanzania.

• Main Authors: Katarina Stete (Author), Tracy R Glass (Author), Govert J van Dam (Author), Alex Ntamatungiro (Author), Emilio Letang (Author), Claudia J de Dood (Author), Paul L A M Corstjens (Author), Robert Ndege (Author), Herry Mapesi (Author), Winfried V Kern (Author), Christoph Hatz (Author), Maja Weisser (Author), Jürg Utzinger (Author), Matthias C Müller (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:It has been hypothesized that schistosomiasis negatively influences immune reconstitution in people living with HIV starting antiretroviral therapy (ART). In this study, we investigated the effect of schistosomiasis on the course of HIV infection in patients starting ART in a rural part o...