Serum (1→3)-β-D-Glucan Levels in HIV-Infected Individuals Are Associated With Immunosuppression, Inflammation, and Cardiopulmonary Function

Morris, Alison; E. Hillenbrand, Maria; Finkelman, Malcolm; Patricia George, M.; K. Singh, Vikas; Kessinger, Cathy; Lucht, Lorrie; Busch, Michélle; K. McMahon, Deborah; Weinman, Renee; Steele, Chad; A. Norris, Karen; R. Gingo, Matthew

doi:10.1097/qai.0b013e318271799b

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Serum (1→3)-β-D-Glucan Levels in HIV-Infected Individuals Are Associated With Immunosuppression, Inflammation, and Cardiopulmonary Function

Published in JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes • Dec 1, 2012

Authors:

Alison Morris

Maria E. Hillenbrand

Malcolm Finkelman

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Translocation of gastrointestinal bacteria in HIV-infected individuals is associated with systemic inflammation, HIV progression, mortality, and comorbidities. HIV-infected individuals are also susceptible to fungal infection and colonization, but whether fungal translocation occurs and ...

Subject

Medicine

Internal medicine

Immunosuppression

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