Interleukin 6 Is a Stronger Predictor of Clinical Events Than High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein or D-Dimer During HIV Infection

H. Borges, Álvaro; L. O’Connor, Jemma; Phillips, Andrew; D. Neaton, James; Grund, Birgit; Neuhaus, Jacqueline; J. Vjecha, Michael; Calmy, Alexandra; K. Koelsch, Kersten; Lundgren, Jens

doi:10.1093/infdis/jiw173

Public

Interleukin 6 Is a Stronger Predictor of Clinical Events Than High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein or D-Dimer During HIV Infection

Published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases • Apr 30, 2016

Authors:

Álvaro H. Borges

Jemma L. O’Connor

Andrew Phillips

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Interleukin 6 (IL-6), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), and D-dimer levels are linked to adverse outcomes in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, but the strength of their associations with different clinical end points warrants investigation. METHODS: Participants re...

Subject

D-dimer

C-reactive protein

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Research Assistant

AI chat, annotations, notes & similar papers

Finding related papers...

Discussions

(0)

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts!