Journal of
AIDS and HIV Research

  • Abbreviation: J. AIDS HIV Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2359
  • DOI: 10.5897/JAHR
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 298

Case Report

Clinical and biological outcomes in an HIV-positive child treated with the immuno-modulator 6,6’-dithiodinicotinic acid (CPDS) over four years: A case report

Adolphe Ndarabu Igulu
  • Adolphe Ndarabu Igulu
  • Dept of Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Monkole, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Leon Tshilolo Muepu
  • Leon Tshilolo Muepu
  • Dept of Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Monkole, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Didier Mbuyi Mukendi
  • Didier Mbuyi Mukendi
  • Centre de Formation et d'Appui sanitaire (cefa), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Ronald Harvey Goldfarb
  • Ronald Harvey Goldfarb
  • Translational and Immuno-oncology, Infectious Disease and ImmunoEngineering Consulting, Guilford, CT, USA; Executive Consultant for the Grassetti Family Trust (GFT), Berkeley, CA, USA
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  •  Received: 18 September 2018
  •  Accepted: 16 October 2018
  •  Published: 31 October 2018

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