High levels of anti-tuberculin (IgG) antibodies correlate with the blocking of T-cell proliferation in individuals with high exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Objectives: To determine the effect of anti-tuberculin antibodies in the T-cell proliferation in response to tuberculin and Candida antigens in individuals with different levels of tuberculosis (TB) risk. Methods: Sixteen high-risk TB individuals, 30 with an intermediate TB risk (group A), and 45 wi...
Main Authors: | Edmond J. Feris, Liliana Encinales, Carlos Awad, Joel N.H. Stern, Inna Tabansky, Luis Jiménez-Alvarez, Gustavo Ramírez-Martínez, Alfredo Cruz-Lagunas, Karen Bobadilla, Eduardo Márquez, Julio Granados-Montiel, Tatiana S. Rodriguez-Reyna, Marcelo Fernandez-Vina, Julio Granados, Joaquin Zuñiga, Edmond J. Yunis |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-02-01
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Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971215002854 |
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