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Accelerated suppression of primary Epstein-Barr virus infection in HIV-infected infants initiating lopinavir/ritonavir-based versus nevirapine-based combination antiretroviral therapy.


ABSTRACT: We compared primary Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection and suppression between Kenyan human immunodeficiency virus-infected infants starting nevirapine-based vs lopinavir/ritonavir-based antiretroviral regimens. Although the rate of EBV infection was similar between groups, infants receiving lopinavir/ritonavir suppressed EBV more rapidly. Our findings suggest that specific antiretrovirals may potentially impact the risk of future EBV-associated malignancies.

SUBMITTER: Slyker JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3982841 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Accelerated suppression of primary Epstein-Barr virus infection in HIV-infected infants initiating lopinavir/ritonavir-based versus nevirapine-based combination antiretroviral therapy.

Slyker Jennifer A JA   Casper Corey C   Tapia Kenneth K   Richardson Barbra B   Bunts Lisa L   Huang Meei-Li ML   Wamalwa Dalton D   Benki-Nugent Sarah S   John-Stewart Grace G  

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 20140218 9


We compared primary Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection and suppression between Kenyan human immunodeficiency virus-infected infants starting nevirapine-based vs lopinavir/ritonavir-based antiretroviral regimens. Although the rate of EBV infection was similar between groups, infants receiving lopinavir/ritonavir suppressed EBV more rapidly. Our findings suggest that specific antiretrovirals may potentially impact the risk of future EBV-associated malignancies. ...[more]

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