Neopterin Levels correlating with the Walter Reed Staging Classification in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection

Letters and Corrections1 November 1987Neopterin Levels correlating with the Walter Reed Staging Classification in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) InfectionDIETMAR FUCHS, Ph.D., GILBERT REIBNEGGER, D.SC., HELMUT WACHTER, Ph.D., HANS JAEGER, M.D., MATEI POPESCU, M.D., WERNER KABOTH, M.D.DIETMAR FUCHS, Ph.D.Search for more papers by this author, GILBERT REIBNEGGER, D.SC.Search for more papers by this author, HELMUT WACHTER, Ph.D.Search for more papers by this author, HANS JAEGER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MATEI POPESCU, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WERNER KABOTH, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-107-5-784_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Neopterin has been identified as a potential marker in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) (1). We have tested 49 men in different stages of the Walter Reed staging classification (2) for neopterin concentrations in serum and urine. Forty-six men were homosexuals and 3 were parenteral drug addicts. They were repeatedly tested up to five times, at regular intervals of 2 weeks during a period of 3 months. In total, 208 serum samples and 160 urine specimens were evaluated. Neopterin was measured in urine samples by high-performance liquid chromatography techniques (3) and in serum by a commercially available...References1. WACHTERFUCHSHAUSEN HDA. Elevated urinary neopterin levels in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Z Physiol Chem. 1983;364:1345-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. REDFIELDWRIGHTTRAMONT RDE. The Walter Reed staging classification for HTLV-III/LAV infection. N Engl J Med. 1986;314:131-2. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. HAUSENFUCHSKÖNIGWACHTER ADKH. 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