Association of leukocyte count with death in people with HIV: A longitudinal study over 24 years
High leukocytes, measured >1 year before death and mostly within the normal range, are independently associated with mortality in people with HIV in Switzerland.
Authors
- Stacy L. Meyer
- Annalisa Marinosci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8054-0044)
- Maria Christine Thurnheer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1357-0347)
- Neeltje A. Kootstra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9429-7754)
- Isabella C Schoepf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0882-8016)
- Jacques Fellay
- Dominique Laurent Braun
- Peter Reiß
- Roger D. Kouyos
- Huldrych F. Günthard
- Bruno Ledergerber
- Christian W. Thorball
- Christian R. Kahlert
- Lene Ryom
- Zoe Klein
- Matthias Cavassini
- Enos Bernasconi
- Marc Weber
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Kantonsspital St. Gallen (CH)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- Hvidovre Hospital (DK)
- University Hospital of Basel (CH)
- Rigshospitalet (DK)
- Ospedale regionale di Lugano (CH)
- Kantonsspital Baselland (CH)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- University Hospital of Geneva (CH)
- Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (NL)
- Kantonsspital Baselland Standort Bruderholz (CH)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- Centre of Excellence for Health, Immunity and Infections (DK)
- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (CH)
- Università della Svizzera italiana (CH)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-01-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0340678
- Primary Topic
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Eli Lilly and Company
- Pfizer
- AstraZeneca
- Gilead Sciences
- Universität Basel
- University of Bern
- Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern
- Moderna
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
- Université de Genève
- Université de Lausanne
- Universität Zürich
- Universitätsspital Zürich
- National Institutes of Health