Mortality in Severe Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Tuberculosis Associates With Innate Immune Activation and Dysfunction of Monocytes
Author(s) -
Saskia Janssen,
Charlotte Schutz,
Amy Ward,
Elisa Nemes,
Katalin A. Wilkinson,
James Scriven,
Mischa A. Huson,
Nanne Aben,
Gary Maartens,
Rosie Burton,
Robert J. Wilkinson,
Martin P. Grobusch,
Tom van der Poll,
Graeme Meintjes
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cix254
Subject(s) - medicine , immunology , tuberculosis , sepsis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , cd14 , population , innate immune system , immune system , pathology , environmental health
Case fatality rates among hospitalized patients diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated tuberculosis remain high, and tuberculosis mycobacteremia is common. Our aim was to define the nature of innate immune responses associated with 12-week mortality in this population.
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