Journal article
Kinetics of sedimentation rate, viral load and TNF-α in relation to HIV co-infection in tuberculosis
Abstract
The kinetics of potential surrogate markers in HIV-positive (HIV+) and HIV-negative (HIV-), smear-positive tuberculosis (Tb+) patients in Gondar, Ethiopia (n = 60) was investigated. Clinical symptoms, sputum conversion, sedimentation rate (SR), HIV viral load and serum levels of TNF-alpha were determined before and 8 weeks after treatment initiation. The co-infection rate of HIV was 45%. There were significantly higher initial levels of SR and …
Authors
Schön T; Wolday D; Elias D; Melese E; Moges F; Tessema T; Stendahl O; Sundqvist T; Britton S
Journal
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 100, No. 5, pp. 483–488
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
5 2006
DOI
10.1016/j.trstmh.2005.07.018
ISSN
0035-9203