Open AccessRole of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein measurements in HIV patients
Author(s) -
Arun Vishwanath,
Saif Quaiser,
Rahmat Ali Khan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1998-3816
pISSN - 0253-7184
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7184.192127
Subject(s) - medicine , biomarker , antiretroviral therapy , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , population , modalities , repertoire , immunology , c reactive protein , intensive care medicine , viral load , inflammation , environmental health , biology , sociology , acoustics , social science , biochemistry , physics
As we herald into the 21 st century, the quality of life and the repertoire of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) have considerably improved. However, considerable work is still needed to educate the population about primary and secondary prevention modalities. Moreover, regular monitoring of immune response with patients on HAART with conventional biomarkers is still a problem in low resource settings which needs to be addressed. We aim to review high-sensitivity C-reactive protein as a potential biomarker in this regard.