Continuous Prophylactic Antiretrovirals/Antiretroviral Therapy Since Birth Reduces Seeding and Persistence of the Viral Reservoir in Children Vertically Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus
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DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa718
Abstract: BACKGROUND Early antiretroviral therapy (ART) restricts the size of the HIV reservoir in infants. However, whether antiretroviral (ARV) prophylaxis given to exposed vertically infected children exerts similar effects remains unknown. METHODS We measured total and… read more here.
Keywords: continuous prophylactic; art; reservoir; vertically infected ... See more keywords
Leishmania infantum xenodiagnosis from vertically infected dogs reveals significant skin tropism
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009366
Abstract: Background Dogs are the primary reservoir for human visceral leishmaniasis due to Leishmania infantum. Phlebotomine sand flies maintain zoonotic transmission of parasites between dogs and humans. A subset of dogs is infected transplacentally during gestation,… read more here.
Keywords: sand; parasite burden; transmission; infected dogs ... See more keywords