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Mycobacterial antigens in pleural fluid mononuclear cells to diagnose pleural tuberculosis in HIV co-infected patients

BACKGROUND: Extra pulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis (TB) accounts for approximately one-half of TB cases in HIV-infected individuals with pleural TB as the second most common location. Even though mycobacteria are cleared, mycobacterial antigens may persist in infected tissues, causing sustain...

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Autores principales: Mustafa, Tehmina, Wergeland, Ida, Baba, Kamaldeen, Pathak, Sharad, Hoosen, Anwar A., Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Margarita
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7329517/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32611401
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05165-6