The effect of immunodeficiency on cutaneous delayed-type hypersensitivity testing in HIV-infected women without anergy: implications for tuberculin testing. HER Study Group. HIV Epidemiology Research.
Klein R, Flanigan T, Schuman P, Smith D, Vlahov D. The effect of immunodeficiency on cutaneous delayed-type hypersensitivity testing in HIV-infected women without anergy: implications for tuberculin testing. HER Study Group. HIV Epidemiology Research. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 1999, 3: 681-8. PMID: 10460100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell countSeronegative womenHigh-risk seronegative womenHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionDelayed-type hypersensitivity testingDegree of immunodeficiencyHIV antibody testingImmunodeficiency virus infectionType hypersensitivity responseEffects of immunodeficiencyUrban medical centerDTH antigensDTH testingHIV seropositivesHIV-seronegativesPPD sizeSeropositive womenLymphocyte countHIV infectionAntibody testingHypersensitivity responseTuberculin antigenCutaneous responseHypersensitivity testingTetanus toxoidCriteria for assessing cutaneous anergy in women with or at risk for HIV infection
Klein R, Flanigan T, Schuman P, Smith D, Vlahov D, Group* F. Criteria for assessing cutaneous anergy in women with or at risk for HIV infection. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 1999, 103: 93-98. PMID: 9893191, DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(99)70531-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV statusCutaneous anergyHIV infectionTetanus antigensTuberculin reactionLevel of immunodeficiencyHIV-seronegative womenPositive tuberculin reactionAcademic medical centerAnergy testingLow CD4Seronegative subjectsHIV-seronegativeMumps antigenSeropositive subjectsSeropositive womenHIV-seropositiveLymphocyte levelsRisk womenTuberculin antigenTetanus toxoidCutaneous testingMedical CenterClinical utilityAntigen combinations