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Long-term non-progression of HIV-1 in a patient coinfected with HTLV-II
R J Willy1, C M Salas, G E Macalino
1Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island 02906, USA.
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
|February 11, 2000
Abstract:
A 37-year-old man coinfected with HIV-1 and human T-lymphotropic virus type II presumably through injection drug use had a high CD4+ count and low HIV viral load without anti-retroviral therapy for over six years. As an HIV long-term non-progressor, his case supports the hypothesis that coinfection with HTLV-II does not adversely affect the course of HIV disease.