Open AccessBrief Report: Systemic Inflammation, Immune Activation, and Impaired Lung Function Among People Living With HIV in Rural Uganda
Author(s) -
Crystal M. North,
Daniel Muyanja,
Bernard Kakuhikire,
Alexander C. Tsai,
Russell P. Tracy,
Peter W. Hunt,
Douglas S. Kwon,
David C. Christiani,
Samson Okello,
Mark J. Siedner
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000001711
Subject(s) - systemic inflammation , inflammation , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , lung function , immune system , medicine , immunology , lung , gerontology
Although both chronic lung disease and HIV are inflammatory diseases common in sub-Saharan Africa, the relationship between systemic inflammation and lung function among people living with HIV (PLWH) in sub-Saharan Africa is not well described.