Pulmonary tuberculosis: evaluation of interferon-gamma levels as an immunological healing marker based on the response to the Bacillus Calmette-Guerin

Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis whose interaction with the host may lead to a cell-mediated protective immune response. The presence of interferon<FONT FACE=Symbol>-g</FONT> (IFN-gamma) is related to this response. With the purpose of understanding the...

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Main Authors: EP Moura, VPCP Toledo, MHP Oliveira, S Spíndola-de-Miranda, HM Andrade, TMPD Guimarães
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2004-05-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762004000300008

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