Short communication: Plasma levels of vitamin D in HIV patients initiating antiretroviral therapy do not predict immune restoration disease associated with mycobacterium tuberculosis

Short communication: Plasma levels of vitamin D in HIV patients initiating antiretroviral therapy do not predict immune restoration disease associated with mycobacterium tuberculosis

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. Pl...

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Main Authors: Price, Patricia, Haddow, L., Affandi, J., Agarwal, U., Easterbrook, P., Elliott, J., French, M., Kumar, M., Moosa, M., Oliver, B., Singh, S., Sola, M., Saphonn, V., Vun, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15523

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/15523

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