Blood Neutrophil Counts in HIV-Infected Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Association with Sputum Mycobacterial Load

BACKGROUND: Increasing evidence suggests that neutrophils play a role in the host response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We determined whether neutrophil counts in peripheral blood are associated with tuberculosis (TB) and with mycobacterial load in sputum in HIV-infected patients. METHODOLOGY/PRIN...

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Autores principales: Kerkhoff, Andrew D., Wood, Robin, Lowe, David M., Vogt, Monica, Lawn, Stephen D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3706476/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23874476
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067956

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3706476/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23874476
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0067956

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