Effect of Ascaris Lumbricoides specific IgE on tuberculin skin test responses in children in a high-burden setting: a cross-sectional community-based study

BACKGROUND: M.tuberculosis (M.tb) is associated with enhanced T helper cell type 1 (Th1) immune responses while helminth infection is associated with T helper cell type 2 (Th2) immune responses. Our aim was to investigate whether helminth infection could influence the ability to generate an appropri...

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Autores principales: van Soelen, Nelda, Mandalakas, Anna M, Kirchner, H Lester, Walzl, Gerhard, Grewal, Harleen M S, Jacobsen, Marc, Hesseling, Anneke C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3482567/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22966931
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-211

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3482567/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22966931
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-211

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