Levels of complement C3 and C4 components in Amerindians living in an area with high prevalence of tuberculosis

Levels of complement C3 and C4 components in Amerindians living in an area with high prevalence of tuberculosis

The levels of complement C3 and C4 components were determined in non-indigenous (creoles) and indigenous (Warao) populations, the latter with an extremely high tuberculosis (TB) rate. Serum samples from 209 adults were studied and classified in 4 groups taking into account tuberculin skin tests (TST...

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Main Authors: Zaida Araujo, Nieves González, Laura de Cubeddu, Rita C Ziegler, Jacobus H de Waard, Francesca Giampietro, Domingo Garzaro, Flor H Pujol, Neligia Carrasco de Serrano, Amairany García de Saboin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2006-06-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
tuberculosis
body mass index
indigenous Warao
creole
complement C3 and C4 components
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