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No impact of helminth coinfection in patients with smear positive tuberculosis on immunoglobulin levels using a novel method measuring Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific antibodies

Helminth/tuberculosis (TB)-coinfection can reduce cell-mediated immunity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and increase disease severity, although the effects are highly helminth species dependent. Mtb have long been ranked as the number one single infectious agent claiming the most lives. Th...

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Autores principales: Pushpamithran, Giggil, Skoglund, Camilla, Olsson, Fanny, Méndez-Aranda, Melissa, Schön, Thomas, Segelmark, Mårten, Stendahl, Olle, Gilman, Robert H., Blomgran, Robert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10308675/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37386541
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13223-023-00808-0