Asymptomatic Helminth Infection in Active Tuberculosis Is Associated with Increased Regulatory and Th-2 Responses and a Lower Sputum Smear Positivity

BACKGROUND: The impact of intestinal helminth infection on the clinical presentation and immune response during active tuberculosis (TB) infection is not well characterized. Our aim was to investigate whether asymptomatic intestinal helminth infection alters the clinical signs and symptoms as well a...

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Autores principales: Abate, Ebba, Belayneh, Meseret, Idh, Jonna, Diro, Ermias, Elias, Daniel, Britton, Sven, Aseffa, Abraham, Stendahl, Olle, Schön, Thomas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4527760/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26248316
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003994

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4527760/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26248316
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003994

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