Platelet activation in adult HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Bongani Brian NkambuleVuyolwethu MxinwaZibusiso MkandlaTinashe MutizeKabelo MokgalaboniTawanda M NyambuyaPhiwayinkosi V Dludla

Published in: BMC medicine (2020)

The levels of platelet activation are elevated in treatment-naïve HIV-infected patients, and these persist during successful ART. Further studies should assess the clinical relevance of monitoring the levels of platelet activation in HIV-infected patients on ART.

Keyphrases

hiv infected patients
antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv positive
hiv aids