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D-Dimer Levels before HIV Seroconversion Remain Elevated Even after Viral Suppression and Are Associ...

D-Dimer Levels before HIV Seroconversion Remain Elevated Even after Viral Suppression and Are Associ...

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D-Dimer Levels before HIV Seroconversion Remain Elevated Even after Viral Suppression and Are Associated with an Increased Risk of Non-AIDS Events

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D-Dimer Levels before HIV Seroconversion Remain Elevated Even after Viral Suppression and Are Associated with an Increased Risk of Non-AIDS Events

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United States: Public Library of Science

Journal title

PloS one, 2016-04, Vol.11 (4), p.e0152588-e0152588

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English

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United States: Public Library of Science

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Contents

The mechanism underlying the excess risk of non-AIDS diseases among HIV infected people is unclear. HIV associated inflammation/hypercoagulability likely plays a role. While antiretroviral therapy (ART) may return this process to pre-HIV levels, this has not been directly demonstrated. We analyzed data/specimens on 249 HIV+ participants from the US...

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D-Dimer Levels before HIV Seroconversion Remain Elevated Even after Viral Suppression and Are Associated with an Increased Risk of Non-AIDS Events

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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1781800977

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1781800977

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ISSN

1932-6203

E-ISSN

1932-6203

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0152588

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