Ratio of monocytes to lymphocytes in peripheral blood identifies adults at risk of incident tuberculosis among HIV-infected adults initiating antiretroviral therapy.
BACKGROUND: Eight decades ago, the ratio of monocytes to lymphocytes (hereafter, the "ML ratio") was noted to affect outcomes of mycobacterial infection in rabbits. Recent transcriptomic studies support a role for relative proportions of myeloid and lymphoid transcripts in tuberculosis out...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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