Prospective monitoring reveals dynamic levels of T cell immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in HIV infected individuals.

Monitoring of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection may prevent disease. We tested an ESAT-6 and CFP-10-specific IFN-γ Elispot assay (RD1-Elispot) on 163 HIV-infected individuals living in a TB-endemic setting. An RD1-Elispot was performed every 3 months for a period of 3-21 months. 62% of RD1...

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Main Authors: Jessica E Mitchell, Shivan Chetty, Pamla Govender, Mona Pillay, Manjeetha Jaggernath, Anne Kasmar, Thumbi Ndung'u, Paul Klenerman, Bruce D Walker, Victoria O Kasprowicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3369919?pdf=render