Pediatrics
Flu Immunization in HIV Children Does Not Enhance Replication
Published in Vaccine Weekly, April 8th, 1996
Some researchers have suggested that vaccination-mediated immune stimulation might activate T cells and enhance HIV replication. This prompted Dr. Octavio Ramilo and colleagues at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas to investigate the effect of influenza immunization on T-cell activation and HIV burden in children, (Pediatr Infect Dis J 1996;15:197-203).
Ramilo observed significant increases in HIV viral load in the blood samples of five of 16 children after administration of influenza vaccine. However, HIV burden increases were transient and...
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