Intestinal Damage and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)–Exposed and HIV-Infected Zimbabwean Infants | Zendy

Andrew J. Prendergast | Zendy; Bernard Chasekwa | Zendy; Sandra Rukobo | Zendy; Margaret Govha | Zendy; Kuda Mutasa | Zendy; Robert Ntozini | Zendy; Jean H. Humphrey | Zendy

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Intestinal Damage and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)–Exposed and HIV-Infected Zimbabwean Infants

Author(s) -

Andrew J. Prendergast,

Bernard Chasekwa,

Sandra Rukobo,

Margaret Govha,

Kuda Mutasa,

Robert Ntozini,

Jean H. Humphrey

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jix367

Subject(s) - medicine , immunology , biomarker , odds ratio , inflammation , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , biology , biochemistry

Summary HIV-infected Zimbabwean infants had high levels of inflammation, but no biomarker was associated with mortality. HIV-exposed but uninfected infants had higher C-reactive protein than HIV-unexposed infants, but baseline levels of intestinal damage were not related to subsequent HIV acquisition through breastfeeding.

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