Browsing School of Health Sciences by Subject "HIV-1"

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    • Effects of HIV-1 infection on malaria parasitemia in milo sub-location, western Kenya 

      Rutto, Erick Kipkoech; Nyagol, Joshua; Oyugi, Julius; Ndege, Samson; Onyango, Noel; Obala, Andrew; Boor, Gye; Cheriro, Winfrida Chelangat; Otsyula, Barasa; Estambale, Benson B. (BMC, 2015)
      Malaria and HIV infections are both highly prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa, with HIV-infected patients being at higher risk of acquiring malaria. HIV-1 infection is known to impair the immune response and may increase the ...

    • Endothelial activation biomarkers increase after hiv-1 acquisition: plasma vcam-1 predicts disease progression 

      Graham, Susan M.; Rajwans, Nimerta; Jaoko, Walter; Estambale, Benson B.; Mcclelland, R. Scott; Overbaugh, Julie; Liles, Conrad W. (PMC, 2013-07-17)
      Objective—We aimed to determine whether endothelial activation biomarkers increase after HIV-1 acquisition, and whether biomarker levels measured in chronic infection would predict disease progression and death in HIV-1 ...