Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2013 Apr 15;62(5):e153-6.
doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e318282a1a4.

Schistosomiasis and impaired response to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected patients in Tanzania

Lucheri Efraim, Robert N Peck, Samuel E Kalluvya, Rodrick Kabangila, Humphrey D Mazigo, Boniventura Mpondo, Heejung Bang, James Todd, Daniel W Fitzgerald, Jennifer A Downs

Schistosomiasis and impaired response to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected patients in Tanzania

Lucheri Efraim et al. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. .
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. WHO. Schistosomiasis, fact sheet no. 115. 2012 [10/09/2012]; Available from: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs115/en/index.html.
    1. Bentwich Z, Maartens G, Torten D, Lal AA, Lal RB. Concurrent infections and HIV pathogenesis. AIDS. 2000 Sep 29;14(14):2071–2081. - PubMed
    1. Joseph S, Jones FM, Laidlaw ME, Mohamed G, Mawa PA, Namujju PB, et al. Impairment of the Schistosoma mansoni-specific immune responses elicited by treatment with praziquantel in Ugandans with HIV-1 coinfection. J Infect Dis. 2004 Aug 1;190(3):613–618. - PubMed
    1. Bentwich Z, Kalinkovich A, Weisman Z. Immune activation is a dominant factor in the pathogenesis of African AIDS. Immunol Today. 1995 Apr;16(4):187–191. - PubMed
    1. Kullberg MC, Pearce EJ, Hieny SE, Sher A, Berzofsky JA. Infection with Schistosoma mansoni alters Th1/Th2 cytokine responses to a non-parasite antigen. J Immunol. 1992 May 15;148(10):3264–3270. - PubMed

Publication types

MeSH terms

Substances