Latent and Active Tuberculosis Infection Increase Immune Activation in Individuals Co-Infected with HIV

In recent years, chronic immune activation and systemic inflammation have emerged as hallmarks of HIV disease progression and mortality. Several studies indicate that soluble inflammatory biomarkers (sCD14, IL-6, IL-8, CRP and hyaluronic acid), as well as surface markers of T-cell activation (CD38,...

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Main Authors: Zuri A. Sullivan, Emily B. Wong, Thumbi Ndung'u, Victoria O. Kasprowicz, William R. Bishai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-04-01
Series:EBioMedicine
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396415000687