| Publication Abstract Display | | Type: Poster | | Title: Malaria co-infection among HIV infected individuals in Nigeria: Impact on cognition and role of biomarkers. | | Authors: Bharti A, Letendre S, Smith D, Cherner M, Umlauf A, Burdo T, Williams K, Blattner W, Royal W | | Date: 10-29-2013 | | Abstract:AM is common among HIV+ individuals in Nigeria.
Malaria may lead to worse NCI, specifically in motor
and executive functioning.
Individuals with greater immunosuppression are more likely to experience learning impairment when co-infected with malaria.
Malaria results in higher levels of sCD14, a marker of monocyte/macrophage activatation. |
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