Low-Grade Inflammation Is Associated with Susceptibility to Infection in Healthy Men: Results from the Danish Blood Donor Study (DBDS).

Low-Grade Inflammation Is Associated with Susceptibility to Infection in Healthy Men: Results from the Danish Blood Donor Study (DBDS).

The aim of this study was to examine whether low-grade inflammation (LGI) is associated with a subsequently increased risk of infection.We included 15,754 healthy participants from the Danish Blood Donor Study, who completed a questionnaire on health-related items. LGI was defined as a C-reactive pr...

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Main Authors: Kathrine Agergård Kaspersen, Khoa Manh Dinh, Lise Tornvig Erikstrup, Kristoffer Sølvsten Burgdorf, Ole Birger Pedersen, Erik Sørensen, Mikkel Steen Petersen, Henrik Hjalgrim, Klaus Rostgaard, Kaspar Rene Nielsen, Henrik Ullum, Christian Erikstrup
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5049789?pdf=render

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