Abstract
African adults infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have high rates of pneumococcal colonization and invasive disease. Here we have investigated the possibility that HIV disrupts the normal balance of pneumococcal-specific helper T cell (Th) 1/Th17 immunity to colonization, resulting in a more permissive nasopharyngeal niche.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 291-9 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Clinical Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 56 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2013 |