Thursday, 8 December 2011: 10:30 - 10:55
Costa Maya (Cancún Center)
John Sleasman, MD
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University of South Florida College of Medicine, St Petersburg, FL
Learning Objectives:
1. To understand the impact of initial HIV viremia on the memory CD4 T cells in the gastrointesinal associated lymphoic tissues.
1. To understand the impact of initial HIV viremia on the memory CD4 T cells in the gastrointesinal associated lymphoic tissues.
2. To understand the role that microbial translocation plays in the pathogenesis of AIDS.
3. To understand the implicaitons of chronic inflammation in the long term management of HIV-infected patients.