학술논문
Immunosuppression and GB virus C-RNA detection among HIV-infected patients in Cambodia
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Source
AIDS. May 12, 2006 20(8):1199-1201
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0269-9370
Abstract
In this survey, 213 patients in an antiretroviral treatment programme in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, were tested for GB virus C (GBV-C) RNA before treatment initiation. Most had advanced HIV infection, only 34 having CD4 cell counts > 200 cells/μl. GBV-C-RNA was detected in 35 patients. The proportion with positive GBV-C-RNA decreased dramatically with CD4 cell counts < 100 cells/μl. In multivariate analysis, low CD4 cell counts, tuberculosis, anaemia, and traditional medicine were independently and negatively associated with GBV-C-RNA detection.