title: Does antecedent splenectomy alter the course of HIV infection?
authors.affiliation: Medicine Department, Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI 02906, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: E N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Carpenter
mesh_terms: D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications