Soil transmitted helminth infections are not associated with compromised antibody responses to previously administered measles and tetanus vaccines among HIV-1 infected, ART naïve Kenyan adults

Soil transmitted helminth infections are not associated with compromised antibody responses to previously administered measles and tetanus vaccines among HIV-1 infected, ART naïve Kenyan adults

In many regions of sub-Saharan Africa, both HIV and helminth infections are prevalent. HIV-1 (human immunodeficiency virus type 1) and helminth infections can both compromise immune responses in humans. To determine whether the presence of helminth infection or the treatment of helminth infection al...

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Main Authors: Helen L. Storey, Benson Singa, Jackie Naulikha, Helen Horton, Barbra A. Richardson, Grace John-Stewart, Judd L. Walson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-02-01
Series:Parasite Epidemiology and Control
Subjects:
Soil-transmitted helminth
HIV
Immunization
Vaccine preventable disease
Co-infection
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240567311630037X

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