       Document 0736
 DOCN  M9440736
 TI    Plasma fibronectin concentrations in patients with HIV infection and
       visceral leishmaniasis.
 DT    9404
 AU    Rodriguez-Cuartero A; Nunez-Carrill J; Salas-Galan A;
       Rodriguez-Rodriguez MA; Dept. of Internal Medicine, Granada University,
       Spain.
 SO    Infection. 1993 Sep-Oct;21(5):303-5. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94131630
 AB    Concentrations of circulating fibronectin were studied in plasma of 22
       patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and 24 healthy blood
       donors. There were significant differences between the plasma
       fibronectin values of the patient population with AIDS (mean 2 SD = 206
       +/- 86 mg/l) and of the control group (mean +/- 2 SD = 297 +/- 92 mg/l).
       AIDS patients with visceral leishmaniasis showed a significant
       diminution of plasma fibronectin concentration (mean +/- 2 SD = 132 +/-
       31 mg/l). A significant increase in plasma fibronectin concentrations
       was noted after 14 days of treatment with antimony (mean 2 SD = 239 +/-
       67 mg/l). These results suggest that the measurement of fibronectin
       concentrations in patients with AIDS especially with concurrent
       infection, contributes to diagnosis. A significant decrease in plasma
       fibronectin concentrations was observed in patients with AIDS and
       visceral leishmaniasis.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*BLOOD  Adult  Fibronectins/*BLOOD
       Human  Leishmaniasis, Visceral/*BLOOD  Male  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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