The Effect of Maternal Helminth Infection on Maternal and Neonatal Immune Function and Immunity to Tuberculosis

BACKGROUND: M. tuberculosis and helminth infection each affects one third of the world population. Helminth infections down regulate cell mediated immune responses and this may contribute to lower efficacy of BCG vaccination and higher prevalence of tuberculosis. OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect o...

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Autores principales: Gebreegziabiher, Dawit, Desta, Kassu, Desalegn, Girmay, Howe, Rawleigh, Abebe, Markos
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/PMC3977838/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24710174
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093429

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3977838/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24710174
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0093429

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