Browsing by Author "Cao, Huyen"
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Bronchoalveolar lavage enzyme-linked immunospot for diagnosis of smear-negative tuberculosis in HIV infected patients
Cattamanchi, Adithya; Ssewenyana, Isaac; Nabatanzi, Rose; Den Boon, Saskia; Andama, Alfred; Worodria, William; Cao, Huyen; Huang, Laurence; Davis, J. Lucian; Miller, Cecily R. (Public Library of Science, 2012-06-26)Background: Peripheral blood interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) have sub-optimal sensitivity and specificity for diagnosis of active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). However, assessment of local immune responses has been ... -
HIV-subtype A is associated with poorer neuropsychological performance compared with subtype D in antiretroviral therapy-naive Ugandan children
Boivin, Michael J.; Bangirana, Paul; Kamya, Moses R.; Achan, Jane; Akello, Carolyne; Wong, Joseph K.; Boal, Hannah E.; Ruel, Theodore D.; Havlir, Diane V.; Charlebois, Edwin; Eller, Leigh A.; Cao, Huyen (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2010)Background: HIV-subtype D is associated with more rapid disease progression and higher rates of dementia in Ugandan adults compared with HIV-subtype A. There are no data comparing neuropsychological function by HIV subtype ... -
Impaired T-cell proliferation among HAARTtreated adults with suboptimal CD4 recovery in an African cohort
Nakanjako, Damalie; Ssewanyana, Isaac; Nabatanzi, Rose; Kiragga, Agnes; Kamya, Moses R.; Cao, Huyen; Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet (BMC Immunology, 2013)Background: Most HIV-infected subjects exhibit a progressive rise in CD4 T-cell counts after initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). However, a subset of individuals exhibit very poor CD4 T-cell recovery ...