HIV-Associated Tuberculosis: Does the Iron-Regulatory Hormone Hepcidin Connect Anemia With Poor Prognosis?

J Infect Dis. 2016 Jan 1;213(1):3-5. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv365. Epub 2015 Jul 1.
No abstract available

Keywords: HIV-associated tuberculosis; anemia; hepcidin; iron; mortality.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Anemia / blood*
  • Anemia / microbiology*
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / blood*
  • HIV Infections / microbiology*
  • Hepcidins / blood*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Tuberculosis / blood*
  • Tuberculosis / virology*

Substances

  • Hepcidins