HIV Is Associated with Modified Humoral Immune Responses in the Setting of HIV/TB Coinfection

HIV Is Associated with Modified Humoral Immune Responses in the Setting of HIV/TB Coinfection

TB is the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent globally, followed by HIV. Furthermore, TB represents the leading cause of death among people with HIV. HIV is known to cause severe defects in T cell immunity, rendering HIV/TB-coinfected individuals more susceptible to TB disease prog...

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Main Authors: Esther van Woudenbergh, Edward B. Irvine, Leela Davies, Marwou de Kock, Willem A. Hanekom, Cheryl L. Day, Sarah Fortune, Galit Alter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-05-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
hiv
antibodies
coinfection
humoral immunity
tuberculosis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00104-20

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https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00104-20

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