Infection with Helicobacter pylori is associated with protection against tuberculosis.

Infection with Helicobacter pylori is associated with protection against tuberculosis.

Helicobacter pylori, a lifelong and typically asymptomatic infection of the stomach, profoundly alters gastric immune responses, and may benefit the host in protection against other pathogens. We explored the hypothesis that H. pylori contributes to the control of infection with Mycobacterium tuberc...

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Main Authors: Sharon Perry, Bouke C de Jong, Jay V Solnick, Maria de la Luz Sanchez, Shufang Yang, Philana Ling Lin, Lori M Hansen, Najeeha Talat, Philip C Hill, Rabia Hussain, Richard A Adegbola, Joanne Flynn, Don Canfield, Julie Parsonnet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2808360?pdf=render

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