Treatment of<i>Schistosoma mansoni</i>Infection Increases Helminth‐Specific Type 2 Cytokine Responses and HIV‐1 Loads in Coinfected Ugandan Adults

Abstract

Although the mechanisms underlying the increase in viral load after treatment with praziquantel are unclear, these results do not support the hypothesis that treating schistosomiasis is beneficial in the management of HIV-1 disease in Africa.