Effects of Ascent to High Altitude on Human Antimycobacterial Immunity

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis infection, disease and mortality are all less common at high than low altitude and ascent to high altitude was historically recommended for treatment. The immunological and mycobacterial mechanisms underlying the association between altitude and tuberculosis are unclear. We...

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Autores principales: Eisen, Sarah, Pealing, Louise, Aldridge, Robert W., Siedner, Mark J., Necochea, Alejandro, Leybell, Inna, Valencia, Teresa, Herrera, Beatriz, Wiles, Siouxsie, Friedland, Jon S., Gilman, Robert H., Evans, Carlton A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3772817/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24058530
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0074220

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3772817/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24058530
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0074220

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