title: Improvement of four patients with HIV-1 related symptoms after hyperimmunization with killed poliomyelitis (Salk) vaccine.
abstract: Four HIV-1 positive patients with characteristic symptoms of this infection experienced amelioration or resolution of symptoms after 2 months of hyperimmunization with inactivated (Salk) poliomyelitis vaccine. The patient who was initially the most symptomatic exhibited a marked improvement in T4/T8 ratio at the sixth month of continued hyperimmunization treatment. With two patients reported previously, six consecutive patients with lymphotropic retrovirus disease have benefited from hyperimmunization with inactivated polio vaccine.
authors.forename: F N
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Pitts
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Haraszti
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011054:Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000145:classification
chemical_list: D011054:Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated