par Conesa-Botella, A;Meintjes, Graeme;Coussens, Anna K;van der Plas, Helen;Goliath, Rene;Schutz, Charlotte;Moreno Reyes, Mario Rodrigo ;Mehta, Meera;Martineau, Adrian;Wilkinson, Robert J;Colebunders, Robert;Wilkinson, Katalin A
Référence Clinical infectious diseases, 55, 7, page (1004-1011)
Publication Publié, 2012-10
Référence Clinical infectious diseases, 55, 7, page (1004-1011)
Publication Publié, 2012-10
Article révisé par les pairs
Résumé : | Tuberculosis-immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS) in patients coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) is associated with hypercytokinemia. As adjunctive corticosteroid therapy and vitamin D have immunomodulatory properties, we investigated the relationship between cytokine/chemokine profiles, corticosteroid use, and vitamin D deficiency in TB-IRIS patients. |