BCG-specific IgG-secreting peripheral plasmablasts as a potential biomarker of active tuberculosis in HIV negative and HIV positive patients

BACKGROUND: Diagnosis of active tuberculosis (TB) among sputum-negative cases, patients with HIV infection and extra-pulmonary TB is difficult. In this study, assessment of BCG-specific IgG-secreting peripheral plasmablasts, was used to identify active TB in these high-risk groups. METHODS: Peripher...

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Autores principales: Ashenafi, Senait, Aderaye, Getachew, Zewdie, Martha, Raqib, Rubhana, Bekele, Amsalu, Magalhaes, Isabelle, Lema, Beede, Habtamu, Meseret, Rekha, Rokeya Sultana, Aseffa, Getachew, Maeurer, Markus, Aseffa, Abraham, Svensson, Mattias, Andersson, Jan, Brighenti, Susanna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2013
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Tuberculosis
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3585487/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22923457
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-201817

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