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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...
Autores principales: | Gebreegziabiher, Dawit, Desta, Kassu, Desalegn, Girmay, Howe, Rawleigh, Abebe, Markos |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2014
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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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