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ArticleViral immunology2016

T Cell Distribution in Relation to HIV/HBV/HCV Coinfections and Intravenous Drug Use.

Eveli Kallas, Kristi Huik, Silver Türk, Merit Pauskar, Ene-Ly Jõgeda, Marina Šunina, Tõnis Karki, Don Des Jarlais, Anneli Uusküla, Radko Avi and 1 more

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Article in Viral immunology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Eveli Kallas1 Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu , Tartu, Estonia .
Kristi Huik1 Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu , Tartu, Estonia .
Silver Türk1 Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu , Tartu, Estonia .
Merit Pauskar1 Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu , Tartu, Estonia .
Ene-Ly Jõgeda1 Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu , Tartu, Estonia .
Marina Šunina2 Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu , Tartu, Estonia .
Tõnis Karki1 Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu , Tartu, Estonia .
Don Des Jarlais3 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai , New York, New York.
Anneli Uusküla4 Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu , Tartu, Estonia .
Radko Avi1 Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu , Tartu, Estonia .
Irja Lutsar1 Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu , Tartu, Estonia .
University of Tartu · EEIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intravenous drug use (IDU) is one of the most important transmission routes for blood borne viruses, including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV). These infections alter the subset distributions of T cells; however, knowledge of such effects during HIV, HBV, and or HCV coinfection is limited. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate any associations between T cell distribution and the presence of HIV, HBV, and HCV coinfections among persons who inject drugs (PWID). Blood samples from 88 Caucasian PWID (mean age 30; 82% male) and 47 age-matched subjects negative for all three infections (mean age of 29; 83% male) were analyzed. The T cell markers CD3, CD4, CD8, CD45RA, CCR7, HLA-DR, and CCR5 were assessed using flow cytometry. Of the PWID, 40% were HIV+HBV+HCV+, 20% HBV+HCV+, 19% HCV+, and 13% negative for all three infections. The HIV+HBV+HCV+ PWID had lower percentages of CD4

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PMCPMC5065031
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