Initiation of anti-retroviral/Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole therapy in a longitudinal cohort of HIV-1 positive individuals in Western Kenya rapidly decreases asymptomatic malarial parasitemia

Initiation of anti-retroviral/Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole therapy in a longitudinal cohort of HIV-1 positive individuals in Western Kenya rapidly decreases asymptomatic malarial parasitemia

Interactions between malaria and HIV-1 have important public health implications. Our previous cross-sectional studies showed significant associations between HIV-1 positivity and malarial parasitemia with an increased risk of gametocytemia. In this follow-up longitudinal study, we evaluated these a...

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Main Authors: Carolyne M. Kifude, Ashleigh Roberds, Janet Oyieko, Stephen Ocholla, Solomon Otieno, John N. Waitumbi, Jack Hutter, Hunter Smith, Nathanial K. Copeland, Shirley Luckhart, V. Ann Stewart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
HIV-1
antiretroviral
asymptomatic
malaria
parasitemia
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2022.1025944/full

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