Complement C4 Deficiency – A Plausible Risk Factor for Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infection in Apparently Immunocompetent Patients

BACKGROUND: Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitous in the environment and they infect mainly persons with underlying pulmonary diseases but also previously healthy elderly women. Defects in host resistance that lead to pulmonary infections by NTM are relatively unknown. A few genetic defe...

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Autores principales: Kotilainen, Hannele, Lokki, Marja-Liisa, Paakkanen, Riitta, Seppänen, Mikko, Tukiainen, Pentti, Meri, Seppo, Poussa, Tuija, Eskola, Jussi, Valtonen, Ville, Järvinen, Asko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3956671/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24638111
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091450

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3956671/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24638111
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091450

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