Interactions between schistosomiasis and human immunodeficiency virus in Western Kenya
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Interactions between schistosomiasis and human immunodeficiency virus in Western Kenya.
For the past ten years, we have been exploring the relationship between schistosomiasis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) and how coinfection with both agents may affect the pathology and progression of each infection. To date, given the systems we have examined, the effects of HIV-1 on schistosomiasis have been more profound than the effects of schistosomiasis on HIV-1 progression. Addi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0074-0276
DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762004000900016