Effects of Tobacco Usage and Antiretroviral Therapy on Biomarkers of Systemic Immune Activation in HIV-Infected Participants

• Main Authors: Helen C. Steel (Author), W. D. Francois Venter (Author), Annette J. Theron (Author), Ronald Anderson (Author), Charles Feldman (Author), Luyanda Kwofie (Author), Tanita Cronjé (Author), Natasha Arullapan (Author), Theresa M. Rossouw (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Like HIV infection, smoking, which is common among HIV-infected persons, is associated with chronic, systemic inflammation. However, the possible augmentative effects of HIV infection and smoking and other types of tobacco usage on indices of systemic inflammation and the impact of combination antir...