Biomarkers Associated with Death After Initiating Treatment for Tuberculosis and HIV in Patients with Very Low CD4 Cells

Biomarkers Associated with Death After Initiating Treatment for Tuberculosis and HIV in Patients with Very Low CD4 Cells

Background: The risk of short-term death for treatment naive patients dually infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and HIV may be reduced by early anti-retroviral therapy. Of those dying, mechanisms responsible for fatal outcomes are unclear. We hypothesized that greater malnutrition and/or infla...

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Main Authors: Fred Richard Sattler, Daniel Chelliah, Xingye Wu, Alejandro Sanchez, Michelle A. Kendall, Evelyn Hogg, David Lagat, Umesh Lalloo, Valdilea Veloso, Diane V. Havlir, Alan Landay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Case Western Reserve University 2018-04-01
Series:Pathogens and Immunity
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Timing of antiretroviral therapy
Predictors of mortality
Nutrition biomarkers
Innate immunity
Adaptive immunity
Online Access:https://paijournal.com/index.php/paijournal/article/view/235

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