Clinical characteristics of AIDS patients in relation to the magnitude of IBD serological antibody response.

Abbreviations used: HAD- HIV-associated dementia; Heroin IVDU- heroin intravenous drug users; LPS- Lipopolysaccharide;
Antibodies tested- ASCA IgA/IgG- Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies; Anti-OmpC IgA- Anti-Outer membrane porin C on E.coli;
Anti-CBir1- recognizes bacterial flagellin antigen associated with IBD; pANCA autoantiody- IBD-specific pANCA autoantibody (NSNA, Neutrophil-specific nuclear autoantibody);
*represents cut-off above the median value for the study cohort.