Article
Comparison of viral burden and phenotype of HIV-1 isolates from lymph nodes and blood.
AIDS (London, England) - 1 Aug 1994
Tamalet C, Lafeuillade A, Yahi N, Vignoli C, Tourres C, Pellegrino P, de Micco P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To compare the viral burden and the biological phenotype of HIV-1 isolates obtained from lymphoid node mononuclear cells (LNMC) and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in 11 HIV-infected patients. METHODS: Viral burden was quantified by cocultivating LNMC and PBMC from HIV-infected patients with PBMC from seronegative donors. For each patient, LNMC and PBMC isolates were characterized in terms of...
Topics
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Adult
- CD4 Lymphocyte Count
- Female
- HIV Antibodies
- HIV-1
- Humans
- Lymph Nodes
- Lymphocytes
- Male
- Neutralization Tests
- Phenotype
