Hypogammaglobulinaemia and negative anti-HIV antibodies in AIDS.
Repeated bacterial infections are frequent in children with AIDS owing to the B cell abnormalities produced by HIV infection. We report on two infants who presented with hypogammaglobulinaemia and with no HIV antibodies, but with epidemiological, immunological, and clinical features of AIDS.
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Deparment of Immunology, Pediatric Hospital, R S Valle Hebrón, Barcelona, Spain.
Garcia-Armuí
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Bofill
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Suñé
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Bertran
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000276:immunology* / Q000635:transmission; D000361:Agammaglobulinemia / Q000276:immunology*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D006678:HIV / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission; D065227:Transfusion Reaction
D000914:Antibodies, Viral