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Levels of Interferon-Gamma Increase after Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in a High-Transmission Setting

Objectives. We investigated IFN-γ levels before and after a six month course of isoniazid among individuals with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in a high-transmission setting. Design. A total of 26 household contacts of pulmonary tuberculosis patients who were positive for LTBI by tuberculin s...

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Autores principales: Takenami, Iukary, Finkmoore, Brook, Machado, Almério, Emodi, Krisztina, Riley, Lee W., Arruda, Sérgio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3539439/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23320165
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/757152