Association between human leukocyte antigen class II and pulmonary tuberculosis due to mycobacterium tuberculosis in Uganda

BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is reported to infect about a third of the world’s population but only 10 % are thought to develop active tuberculosis (TB) disease. Host immunity regulated by human leukocyte antigens (HLA) is an important determinant of the outcome of the disease. Here...

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Autores principales: Wamala, Dan, Buteme, Helen Koyokoyo, Kirimunda, Samuel, Kallenius, Gunilla, Joloba, Moses
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4724396/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26803588
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1346-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4724396/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26803588
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1346-0

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