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HIV/AIDS
Findings from Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Trust broaden understanding of HIV/AIDS
July 9th, 2008
According to recent research from London, the United Kingdom, "INITIO is an open-labelled randomized trial evaluating first-line therapeutic strategies for human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infection. In an immunology substudy a tetanus toxoid booster (TTB) immunization was planned for 24 weeks after initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)." "All patients had received tetanus toxoid immunization in childhood. Generation of proliferative responses to tetanus toxoid was compared in two groups of patients, those receiving a protease inhibitor (PI)-sparing regimen (n = 21) and those receiving a PI-containing (n = 54) regimen. Fifty-two participants...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-07-09)
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