Effects of Tobacco Usage and Antiretroviral Therapy on Biomarkers of Systemic Immune Activation in HIV-Infected Participants

Like HIV infection, smoking, which is common among HIV-infected persons, is associated with chronic, systemic inflammation. However, the possible augmentative effects of HIV infection and smoking and other types of tobacco usage on indices of systemic inflammation and the impact of combination antir...

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Main Authors: Helen C. Steel, W. D. Francois Venter, Annette J. Theron, Ronald Anderson, Charles Feldman, Luyanda Kwofie, Tanita Cronjé, Natasha Arullapan, Theresa M. Rossouw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8357109