Deficiency of mannose-binding lectin is a risk of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in a natural history cohort of people living with HIV/AIDS in Northern Thailand.

Deficiency of mannose-binding lectin is a risk of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in a natural history cohort of people living with HIV/AIDS in Northern Thailand.

<h4>Background</h4>Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) plays a pivotal role in innate immunity; however, its impact on susceptibility to opportunistic infections (OIs) has not yet been examined in a natural history cohort of people living with HIV/AIDS.<h4>Methods</h4>We used archiv...

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Main Authors: Kunio Yanagisawa, Nuanjun Wichukchinda, Naho Tsuchiya, Michio Yasunami, Archawin Rojanawiwat, Hidenori Tanaka, Hiroh Saji, Yoshiyuki Ogawa, Hiroshi Handa, Panita Pathipvanich, Koya Ariyoshi, Pathom Sawanpanyalert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242438

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