HIV/AIDS Co-Infection
Researchers from University of Cape Town report on findings in HIV/AIDS co-infection
Published in AIDS Weekly, August 20th, 2007
According to a study from Cape Town, South Africa, "Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated tuberculosis is a major cause of mortality in Africa. The assay of T cell interferon-gamma released in response to antigens of greater specificity than purified protein derivative is a useful improvement over the Mantoux tuberculin skin test, but few studies have evaluated interferon gamma secretion in HIV-infected individuals."
"Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen-specific interferon-gamma secretion was assessed by whole blood assay and enzyme-linked immunospot, which were compared with the Mantoux tuberculin skin test in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected individuals without...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2007-08-20)
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