Methods of monitoring immune responses to hiv during treatment of secondary infections

摘要

The present invention provides methods of monitoring an immune response against a first infectious agent, typically a virus. The methods comprise administering a pharmaceutical composition which inhibits growth of a second infectious agent to a patient infected by the first infectious agent and the second infectious agent (usually a bacterium), wherein the second infectious agent induces a predominantly humoral response. A decrease or an increase in a humoral response against the first infectious agent is then detected, thereby detecting a shift towards a cell mediated response against the first infectious agent.