Human immunodeficiency virus infection is associated with a differential increase in cytokine response and increased risk of perforation in acute appendicitis

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Wheeler, N.
Setlai, Botle Precious
Meintjes, F.
Mokoena, Taole

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Oxford University Press

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This article is based on the MMed (Surg) thesis of N.W. for the University of Pretoria.

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Appendicitis, Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), HIV‐infection, Cytokines, Anti-inflammatory agents, Peritoneal fluid, HIV seropositivity

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N. Wheeler, H.C. Steel, B.D.P. Setlai, F. Meintjes, T. Mokoena, Human immunodeficiency virus infection is associated with a differential increase in cytokine response and increased risk of perforation in acute appendicitis, British Journal of Surgery, Volume 108, Issue 5, May 2021, Pages 463–468, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znaa170.