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Comment
. 2016 Jan 15;62(2):265-6.
doi: 10.1093/cid/civ842. Epub 2015 Sep 22.

Similarities in the Markers of Inflammation Between Men With Syphilis and Women With Increased Risk of HIV Acquisition

Noah Kojima  1 , Claire C Bristow  2 , Holden Maecker  3 , Yael Rosenberg-Hasson  3 , Segundo R Leon  4 , Silver K Vargas  4 , Kelika A Konda  5 , Carlos F Caceres  4 , Jeffrey D Klausner  6
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Similarities in the Markers of Inflammation Between Men With Syphilis and Women With Increased Risk of HIV Acquisition

Noah Kojima et al. Clin Infect Dis. .
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Cytokine log-transformed median fluorescence intensity (MFI) values with significant differences between specimens from active syphilis case subjects compared with syphilis-negative control subjects. Abbreviations: GMCSF, granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor; IL, interleukin; IP10, interferon gamma-induced protein 10; MCP3, monocyte-specific chemokine 3; MIP1B, macrophage inflammatory protein 1B; NGF, nerve growth factor; PDGFBB, platelet-derived growth factor BB; TNFA, tumor necrosis factor alpha; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; VEGFD, vascular endothelial growth factor D.
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  • Genital inflammation and the risk of HIV acquisition in women.
    Masson L, Passmore JA, Liebenberg LJ, Werner L, Baxter C, Arnold KB, Williamson C, Little F, Mansoor LE, Naranbhai V, Lauffenburger DA, Ronacher K, Walzl G, Garrett NJ, Williams BL, Couto-Rodriguez M, Hornig M, Lipkin WI, Grobler A, Abdool Karim Q, Abdool Karim SS. Masson L, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2015 Jul 15;61(2):260-9. doi: 10.1093/cid/civ298. Epub 2015 Apr 21. Clin Infect Dis. 2015. PMID: 25900168 Free PMC article.

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