Open AccessEvaluation of the Immune Response of Individuals Infected withMycobacterium tuberculosisand Patients with Active Tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Tânia Mara Pinto Dabés Guimarães,
Vicente de Paulo Coelho Peixoto de Toledo,
Mery Natali Silva Abreu,
Nayanne Gama Teixeira Dantas,
Silvana Spíndola de Miranda
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
isrn immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-5653
pISSN - 2090-5645
DOI - 10.5402/2012/382189
Subject(s) - tuberculosis , mycobacterium tuberculosis , medicine , immune system , immunology , tuberculin , asymptomatic , pathology
This study reports the association between Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the immune response to pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Three groups were analyzed: (a) symptomatic patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), HIV-negative; (b) healthy individuals, tuberculin skin test reactive (TST
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