Onset of opportunistic infections in patients co-infected by HTLV-1 and HIV-1, with high CD4+ cells count.
We reported two cases of patients with coinfection by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 and human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV) type I who developed opportunistic infections despite of relatively high CD4+ cells count. These cases showed clinical evidence to consider an earlier antiretroviral treatment for coinfected patientes regardless CD4+ cells counts.
Virology Research Laboratory, Hospital Universitário Prof. Edgard Santos, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology; D000328:Adult; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D005260:Female; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019562:Viral Load
D019380:Anti-HIV Agents