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Diagnosis, treatment and immunopathogenesis of the HIV-associated tuberculosis immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome

Year: 2011

Type: dissertation

Abstract: The paradoxical tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS) is a frequent complication of antiretroviral therapy (ART) among patients who start ART while on treatment for tuberculosis (TB). The condition manifests with new, worsening or recurrent inflammatory features of TB due to immunopathology attendant on rapidly recovering immune function.

Source: Open University of Cape Town (University of Cape Town)

Author: Graeme Meintjes

Language: English

Topic: Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: United States Agency for International Development, U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, Wellcome Trust, Vlaamse regering, National Institutes of Health, Medical Research Council, National Health and Medical Research Council, Fogarty International Center, European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership

OpenAlex ID: W612366063

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