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Short communication: Plasma levels of vitamin D in HIV patients initiating antiretroviral therapy do not predict immune restoration disease associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Oct 2012
Price Patricia, Haddow Lewis J, Affandi Jacquita, Agarwal Upasna, Easterbrook Philippa J, Elliott Julian, French Martyn, Kumar Manoj, Moosa Mahomed-Yunus S, Oliver Benjamin, Singh Sarman, Sola Marcelo, Saphonn Vonthanak, Vun Mean Chhi
Abstract excerpt
Immune restoration disease associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB IRD) is clinically important among HIV patients commencing antiretroviral therapy in countries where tuberculosis is endemic. Vitamin D affects dendritic cell and T cell function and the antimicrobial activity of monocytes....
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