Natural scrub typhus antibody suppresses HIV CXCR4(X4) viruses

Viral load generally rises in HIV-infected individuals with a concomitant infection, but falls markedly in some individuals with scrub typhus (ST), a common Asian rickettsial infection. ST infection appears to shift the viral population from CXCR4-using (X4) to CCR5-utilizing (R5) strains, and there...

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Main Authors: George Watt, Pacharee Kantipong, Thierry Burnouf, Cecilia Shikuma, Sean Philpott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-05-01
Series:Infectious Disease Reports
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/idr/article/view/4650