TY - JOUR
T1 - Coinfection with HIV and tropical infectious diseases. II. Helminthic, fungal, bacterial, and viral pathogens
AU - Karp, Christopher L.
AU - Auwaerter, Paul G.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - The morbidity, mortality, and social disruption caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic continue to weigh disproportionately on resource-poor regions of the tropics. As a result, the potential for significant epidemiological, biological, and clinical interactions between HIV and other tropical pathogens is great. An overview of the available data on tropical helminths, fungi, bacteria, and viruses is provided here; interactions between HIV and tropical protozoa are covered in a related mini-review in this issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Special attention is given to evidence relevant to the hypothesis that helminth coinfection plays a particularly important role in accelerating the pace of HIV pathogenesis in the tropics.
AB - The morbidity, mortality, and social disruption caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic continue to weigh disproportionately on resource-poor regions of the tropics. As a result, the potential for significant epidemiological, biological, and clinical interactions between HIV and other tropical pathogens is great. An overview of the available data on tropical helminths, fungi, bacteria, and viruses is provided here; interactions between HIV and tropical protozoa are covered in a related mini-review in this issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Special attention is given to evidence relevant to the hypothesis that helminth coinfection plays a particularly important role in accelerating the pace of HIV pathogenesis in the tropics.
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U2 - 10.1086/522180
DO - 10.1086/522180
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17918087
AN - SCOPUS:35348908911
SN - 1058-4838
VL - 45
SP - 1214
EP - 1220
JO - Clinical Infectious Diseases
JF - Clinical Infectious Diseases
IS - 9
ER -