2019
Low expression Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) alleles and tuberculosis in HIV infected South Africans
Reid D, Shenoi S, Singh R, Wang M, Patel V, Das R, Hiramen K, Moosa Y, Eksteen F, Moll AP, Ndung'u T, Kasprowicz V, Leng L, Friedland GH, Bucala R. Low expression Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) alleles and tuberculosis in HIV infected South Africans. Cytokine X 2019, 1: 100004. PMID: 33604547, PMCID: PMC7885893, DOI: 10.1016/j.cytox.2019.100004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMacrophage migration inhibitory factorHigh prevalenceCytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factorLow expressionLaboratory-confirmed tuberculosisLow CD4 cellsTB disease casesHIV-positive cohortMigration inhibitory factorPromoter variantsHIV immunosuppressionMIF levelsActive tuberculosisCD4 cellsHIV infectionTB statusClinical informationHost immunityHIVDisease casesInhibitory factorTuberculosisFunctional polymorphismsC SNPGreater frequency
2018
Synergism between diabetes and human immunodeficiency virus in increasing the risk of tuberculosis
Sinha P, Moll AP, Brooks RP, Deng YH, Shenoi SV. Synergism between diabetes and human immunodeficiency virus in increasing the risk of tuberculosis. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2018, 22: 793-799. PMID: 29914606, PMCID: PMC6050202, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.17.0936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of tuberculosisDiabetes mellitusTB symptomsOdds ratioHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionHuman immunodeficiency virusCommunity health screeningCross-sectional studyCommunity health projectsActive tuberculosisHIV infectionHIV positivityPrimary outcomeImmunodeficiency virusScreening servicesHealth screeningCongregate settingsVirus infectionResource-limited regionsMultiplicative scaleHIVMultivariate analysisRetrospective dataTuberculosis