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C-Reactive Protein Levels Increase During HIV-1 Disease Progression in Rakai, Uganda, Despite the Absence of Microbial Translocation
12 May 2010
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INTRODUCTION: Microbial translocation has been implicated as a contributing factor to the heightened immune activation observed during HIV-1 disease progression. When examined in a longitudinal study of HIV-1 seroconverters in Rakai, Uganda, microbial translocation was not associated with HIV-1 disease progression. However, the role of general immune activation in HIV disease progression in this population was...
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