Adenovirus types 5 and 35 seroprevalence in AIDS risk groups supports type 35 as a vaccine vector

Stefan Kostense, Wouter Koudstaal, Mieke Sprangers, Gerrit Jan Weverling, Germaine Penders, Niels Helmus, Ronald Vogels, Margreet Bakker, Ben Berkhout, Menzo Havenga, Jaap Goudsmit

Research output: Contribution to journalArticleAcademicpeer-review

149 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

The seroprevalence of adenovirus types 5 (Ad5) and 35 (Ad35) was investigated in patients at risk of AIDS. The seroprevalence of Ad5 was higher than Ad35 in HIV-infected patients from the Netherlands (60% versus 7%) and sub-Saharan Africa (90% versus 20%). The seroprevalence was similar among HIV-infected and uninfected individuals, and remained constant during progression to AIDS. Ad35 is less prone to neutralization than Ad5, encouraging the further development of Ad35 for vaccination against HIV
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1213-1216
JournalAIDS (London, England)
Volume18
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2004

Cite this