Plasma Levels of Neopterin and C-Reactive Protein (CRP) in Tuberculosis (TB) with and without HIV Coinfection in Relation to CD4 Cell Count.
Författare
Summary, in English
While the risk of TB is elevated in HIV-positive subjects with low CD4 cell counts, TB may in itself be associated with CD4 lymphocytopenia. We investigated markers of immune activation (neopterin) and inflammation (CRP) in TB patients with and without HIV coinfection and their association with CD4 cell levels, and determined their predictive capacity as alternative markers of advanced immunosuppression.
Avdelning/ar
- Infectious Diseases Research Unit
- Klinisk mikrobiologi, Malmö
- Institutionen för laboratoriemedicin
- Avdelningen för medicinsk mikrobiologi
- Socialmedicin och global hälsa
Publiceringsår
2015
Språk
Engelska
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
PLoS ONE
Volym
10
Issue
12
Länkar
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Ämne
- Infectious Medicine
Status
Published
Forskningsgrupp
- Infectious Diseases Research Unit
- Clinical Microbiology, Malmö
- Social Medicine and Global Health
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1932-6203