Human immunodeficiency virus and human papilloma virus - why HPV-induced lesions do not spontaneously resolve and why therapeutic vaccination can be successful
<p>Abstract</p> <p>HIV and HPV can both cause chronic infections and are acquired during sexual contact. HIV infection results in a progressive loss of CD4+ T cells that is associated with an increased prevalence of HPV infections, type-specific persistence and an increase in HPV-a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Translational Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/7/1/108 |