Article
Association of syncytium-inducing phenotype of HIV-1 with CD4 cell count, viral load and sociodemographic characteristics.
AIDS (London, England) - 30 Jul 1998
Furrer H, Wendland T, Minder C, Christen A, von Overbeck J, Grunow R, Pichler W, Malinverni R P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To study whether syncytium-inducing (SI)/non-SI (NSI) phenotype of HIV-1 is associated with CD4+ lymphocyte count, plasma HIV RNA level, clinical stage and sociodemographic characteristics in antiretroviral-naive HIV-1-infected patients. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis of single cent...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- CD4 Lymphocyte Count
- Cohort Studies
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Demography
- Female
- Giant Cells
- HIV Infections
- HIV-1
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Viral Load