title: Spinal tuberculosis in HIV positive and negative patients: immunological response and clinical outcome.
abstract: We measured cytokine secretion patterns in peripheral blood and granulation tissue by flow cytometry in 16 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive and 26 HIV negative patients with spinal tuberculosis. Anti-retroviral therapy was not prescribed. There were no significant differences in the postoperative morbidity and neurological recovery between the two groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Natal, Congella, Durban, South Africa. thompson@med.und.ac.za
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Govender
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Annamalai
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: U G
authors.initials: UG
authors.lastname: Govender
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006097:Granulation Tissue / Q000378:metabolism; D018023:HIV Seronegativity / Q000276:immunology*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D016131:Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009000:Monocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000276:immunology* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines