Cellular and Humoral Mechanisms Involved in the Control of Tuberculosis

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection is a major international public health problem. One-third of the world's population is thought to have latent tuberculosis, a condition where individuals are infected by the intracellular bacteria without active disease but are at risk for reactivation...

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Main Authors: Joaquin Zuñiga, Diana Torres-García, Teresa Santos-Mendoza, Tatiana S. Rodriguez-Reyna, Julio Granados, Edmond J. Yunis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Clinical and Developmental Immunology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/193923