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Mycobacterium bovis BCG infection severely delays Trichuris muris expulsion and co-infection suppresses immune responsiveness to both pathogens

BACKGROUND: The global epidemiology of parasitic helminths and mycobacterial infections display extensive geographical overlap, especially in the rural and urban communities of developing countries. We investigated whether co-infection with the gastrointestinal tract-restricted helminth, Trichuris m...

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Autores principales: Nel, Hendrik J, du Plessis, Nelita, Kleynhans, Leanie, Loxton, André G, van Helden, Paul D, Walzl, Gerhard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3898725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24433309
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-14-9