Biomarkers Can Identify Pulmonary Tuberculosis in HIV-infected Drug Users Months Prior to Clinical Diagnosis

Biomarkers Can Identify Pulmonary Tuberculosis in HIV-infected Drug Users Months Prior to Clinical Diagnosis

Background: Current diagnostic tests cannot identify which infected individuals are at risk for progression to tuberculosis (TB). Our aim was to identify biomarkers which can predict the development of TB prior to clinical diagnosis. Method: In a retrospective case–control study, RNA of 14 HIV-infec...

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Main Authors: Rosa Sloot, Maarten F. Schim van der Loeff, Erik W. van Zwet, Mariëlle C. Haks, Sytze T. Keizer, Maarten Scholing, Tom H.M. Ottenhoff, Martien W. Borgdorff, Simone A. Joosten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-02-01
Series:EBioMedicine
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Host biomarkers
HIV
Gene expression
dcRT-MLPA
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396414000474

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