Suppression of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 viral load during acute measles

Moss, W.J.; Scott, S.; Ndhlovu, Z.; Monze, M.; Cutts, F.T.; Quinn, T.C.; Griffin, D.E.

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 28(1): 63-65

2009


ISSN/ISBN: 0891-3668
PMID: 19057456
DOI: 10.1097/inf.0b013e318184eed2
Document Number: 207986
Acute measles virus infection can result in a transient decrease in plasma human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA loads. We report the kinetics of plasma HIV-1 RNA loads in 2 Zambian children with confirmed and probable measles, and show that the decline in viral load is of similar magnitude to the first-phase decay rate after initiation of antiretroviral therapy.

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