Frequent infection in vertically HIV-infected children in Vietnam

Objective: Chlamydophila pneumoniae (C. pneumoniae) is an intracellular pathogen and often cause fatal respiratory symptoms in HIV/AIDS patients. However, its frequency in children with vertical HIV infection is so far unknown.

Source: Journal of Reproductive Immunology - November 1, 2014 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Q.D. Trinh, N.T. Pham, N.T. Le Nguyen, B.Q. Lam, K.T. Le Phan, K.H. Truong, T.Q. Le, H.T. Nguyen, T.C. Tang, Y. Izumi, S. Komine-Aizawa, H. Ushijima, S. Hayakawa Source Type: research