Prospective Study of the Effects of Antiretroviral Therapy on Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Infection in Patients With and Without Kaposi Sarcoma.

Authors :: Gill, Jasjit
Bourboulia, Dimitra
Wilkinson, John
Hayes, Peter
Cope, Alethea
Marcelin, Anne-Genevieve
Calvez, Vincent
Gotch, Frances
Boshoff, Christopher
Gazzard, Brian
Source :: JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 12/1/2002, Vol. 31 Issue 4, p384. 7p. 3 Charts.
Publication Year :: 2002
Abstract: Investigates the effect of highly active antiretroviral therapy on circulating Kaposi sarcoma (KS)-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) load in HIV-infected individuals with and without KS. Use of adult clinical trials group criteria; Determination of plasma HIV-1 load, CD4 cell count; Titers of antibody to KSHV.

Subjects :: *HERPESVIRUS disease treatment
*KAPOSI'S sarcoma
*HIV-positive persons
*THERAPEUTICS

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