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Production of TNF-α, IL-12(p40) and IL-17 Can Discriminate between Active TB Disease and Latent Infection in a West African Cohort
BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTb) infects approximately 2 billion people world-wide resulting in almost 2 million deaths per year. Determining biomarkers that distinguish different stages of tuberculosis (TB) infection and disease will provide tools for more effective diagnosis and ultima...
Autores principales: | Sutherland, Jayne S., de Jong, Bouke C., Jeffries, David J., Adetifa, Ifedayo M., Ota, Martin O. C. |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2927558/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20811496 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0012365 |
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